The beginning of my career was so brilliant. It wasn't until ten years later that I went, 'Oh, that was a big, fat fluke and, boy, was I ever lucky.

I think all women should learn how to strip. It's a really healthy, extremely challenging thing to do.

I don't get jobs in films by auditioning. I'm not blonde. You can't place me in movies the way you can with certain actors. It's very difficult for my agents.

I feel comfortable in places like London. You get many cultures in L.A. but it's strangely segregated.

In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know.

With small breasts, you don't have to wear a bra with dresses that have some support. It feels sexy without one.

Creatively, I really feel like I gave it my all, and I feel ready to let her go.