Life has its ups and downs, so to expect otherwise is setting yourself up for disappointment.
What I want is the same opportunities as anyone to get a part.
There's just so much love that goes into home cooking, and I think it will really help the American family overall. I'm hoping to maybe get a cookbook out one day because I've got some great family recipes.
I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.
The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.
You have to start thinking a little differently as an actor.
I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.
I do have commitment phobia, which I think is underlied by death anxiety. I feel that if you are in a relationship, there is a real genuine possibility of plateauing, and there is a possibility for a creative, emotional and spiritual death because of it. Only part of me feels this way, but it's enough to create an anxiety which makes me think twice before committing.
Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.
Great negotiators never lose sight of what they are aiming at, which is not an agreement per se, but a desired outcome. . . . Getting to yes is easy, all you have to do is roll over. It's getting what you want that's hard.
To the wise man, to the wise nation, the mistakes of the past are the torches of the present.