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“The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly.”

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Acting is actually private.

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There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon…

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There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I did play a mother, but I was like -…

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In order to dance professionally, you have to start at a young age. No matter what, your muscle structure and your bones have to…

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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…

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I remember watching Swan Lake and everybody looking exactly the same, but being able to relate because they were the only company I had…

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Since my mom is the President of Ballet Hawaii, I'm always in touch with stuff going on.

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I miss directing. I see stories in images and music more so than in dialogue.

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How I was raised is what I am today.

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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…

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Since age 14, I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to…

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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…

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Women still, when they have breast cancer, go to work; they still lead their lives. They have to. I just did what I was…

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A lesser complaint: hair extensions. There are moments on 'All My Children' when half the women actors, young and old, seem to be afflicted…

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I'm very used to working with first time actors - you can just look back at 'E.T.' with Drew Barrymore, and Christian Bale from…

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Forget the credit, they (male actors) take all the money as well. We don't get paid even one-third of what male actors get. It's…

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I love film people and actors and I am in the right world because I am one of those people.

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As actors, you become an expert at starting over.

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The whole concept of stage fright is fascinating. Actors get stage fright, but they wouldn't be on the stage in the first place if…

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No actor wants to choose - they just want all of the options available to them all the time; we tend to be pretty…

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A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.

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I've been a professional actor for almost 40 years.

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American actors are coy. We all have pricks and cunts, or are you different from the rest of us?

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I had a very blessed journey with the upbringing I had. When you're working on sets as a stuntman, you have a firsthand account…

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