I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.

If there's a Disney animated feature based in Hawaii, I knew I had to be part of it. I'm very proud to be from Hawaii. There was no question the role was mine.

I slipped at a bus stop; I went one way and my hair went the other. That was the end of my wig.

When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded.

Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.

I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.

Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon.