I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place.

From beginning to end I worried that Ang Lee wouldn't be satisfied with my work. So I worked as hard as I could to earn his trust, because you only get a chance like this once.

I wanted to escape so badly. But of course I knew I couldn't just give up and leave school. It was only when I heard my mom's voice that I came out of my hiding place.

I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you.

A movie has its own fate, which often doesn’t depend on the performances of the director and actors.

Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.

There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan.