--- title: "1 Life Ended Quotes By Joan Chen" description: "1 Life Ended quotes by Joan Chen. Plus more from Joan Chen and more Life Ended sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/joan-chen-13493_ended_my-fairy-tale-life-ended-the-moment-i-wa_2086547.png" --- > [My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/my-fairy-tale-life-ended-the-moment-i-wanted-to-apply-for-a-passport/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/joan-chen-13493_ended_my-fairy-tale-life-ended-the-moment-i-wa_2086547.png) ## More by Joan Chen > [Acting is actually private.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/acting-is-actually-private/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/there-are-a-lot-of-stereotypes-to-be-broken-which-i-think-a-lot-of-us/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I did play a mother, but I was like -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/there-is-no-theoretical-study-of-motherhood-you-know-before-i-became/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [In order to dance professionally, you have to start at a young age. No matter what, your muscle structure and your bones have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/in-order-to-dance-professionally-you-have-to-start-at-a-young-age-no/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/physical-hunger-and-physical-poverty-is-something-i-could-only/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [I remember watching Swan Lake and everybody looking exactly the same, but being able to relate because they were the only company I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/i-remember-watching-swan-lake-and-everybody-looking-exactly-the-same/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [Since my mom is the President of Ballet Hawaii, I'm always in touch with stuff going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/since-my-mom-is-the-president-of-ballet-hawaii-i-m-always-in-touch/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [I miss directing. I see stories in images and music more so than in dialogue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/i-miss-directing-i-see-stories-in-images-and-music-more-so-than-in/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [How I was raised is what I am today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/how-i-was-raised-is-what-i-am-today/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/the-young-people-they-don-t-knock-on-the-door-politely-and-say-may-i/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [Since age 14, I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/since-age-14-i-know-what-actors-fear-what-they-like-i-know-how-to-get/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/it-s-a-very-obsessive-profession-that-you-need-to-stay-obsessed-to/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/i-will-always-have-a-career-i-believe-in-working-i-don-t-believe-that/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [I grew up in Honolulu. It's not the ballet cultural mecca by any stretch of the imagination. People are much more familiar with hula…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/i-grew-up-in-honolulu-it-s-not-the-ballet-cultural-mecca-by-any/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) > [When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have to feel stronger about it in order to succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/when-you-feel-so-strongly-about-something-and-other-people-feel/) [Joan Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-chen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-ended/joan-chen/#itemlist", "name": "1 Life Ended Quotes By Joan Chen", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joan Chen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-chen/my-fairy-tale-life-ended-the-moment-i-wanted-to-apply-for-a-passport/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/joan-chen-13493_ended_my-fairy-tale-life-ended-the-moment-i-wa_2086547.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/joan-chen-13493_ended_my-fairy-tale-life-ended-the-moment-i-wa_2086547.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/joan-chen-13493_ended_my-fairy-tale-life-ended-the-moment-i-wa_2086547.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport.” — Joan Chen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-ended/joan-chen/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-ended/joan-chen/", "name": "Life Ended Quotes by Joan Chen", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-ended/joan-chen/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/joan-chen-13493_ended_my-fairy-tale-life-ended-the-moment-i-wa_2086547.png" }, "description": "1 Life Ended quotes by Joan Chen. 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