I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple.

I've always dreamed that George Lucas would call me one day and ask me to be in one of the 'Star Wars' films.

Mom takes all the credit for my success. Now Mom says, 'I read your face when you were a baby, and it said you were going to be a star. That's why I named you Ming - because it's all about the sun and the stars and enlightenment.'

I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple.

I hope Hong Kong and Asia wants to hire American Asian actresses as much as Hollywood has been hiring Chinese actors from Asia.

There's just so much love that goes into home cooking, and I think it will really help the American family overall. I'm hoping to maybe get a cookbook out one day because I've got some great family recipes.

When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.