The young people, they don't knock on the door politely and say "May I come in?" They barge in, they take your seat, and you're obsolete unless you recreate and somehow find grace somewhere else. Another profession may not be… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I did play a mother, but I was like -… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
In order to dance professionally, you have to start at a young age. No matter what, your muscle structure and your bones have to be groomed from a very young age. Nobody wakes up at 17 and decides to become a ballet dancer. I'm saying that and someone's going to be born tomorrow who decides to do that and I'm… — Joan Chen Copy Share
Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I've been poor when I was in China... As kids we never had… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
I remember watching Swan Lake and everybody looking exactly the same, but being able to relate because they were the only company I had ever seen even on video that had Asian dancers. The Asian community in Hawaii is actually almost as dominant as the Caucasian community. I thought "I can relate to that company because they look like people… — Joan Chen Copy Share
Since my mom is the President of Ballet Hawaii, I'm always in touch with stuff going on. — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
I miss directing. I see stories in images and music more so than in dialogue. — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
The young people, they don't knock on the door politely and say "May I come in?" They barge in, they take your seat, and… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
Since age 14, I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to… — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
It's a very obsessive profession that you need to stay obsessed to get anywhere, and it's very easy for us to get obsessed and then nothing else matters. I was reading Somerset Maugham's novella, Moon and Sixpense, about this artist based on Gauguin's life. It was so beautifully written. You must be first rate because second rate you might not… — Joan Chen Copy Share
