I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.

The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.

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

Being a sci-fi geek, it was just lovely to be on a show where I pretend I'm in outer space. That's always been my dream: to pretend to be out in space or actually be out in space.

I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.

Both my parents are chefs I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.

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