What I want is the same opportunities as anyone to get a part.

What I want is the same opportunities as anyone to get a part.

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

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.'

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

I love doing TV. It's so great for my world as a mom, as someone who likes to have a steady job and go to work feeling secure because I'm with a family.