If You See The Sopranos, You're Not

I Grew Up In Jackson Heights, Queens, With No Money. I Was Taught Not To Take Anything For Granted. If You Are Too Busy Being A Diva Or A Freak, Then You Are Not Enjoying It.

Nobody Really Tells Me What's Going On, And I Find Out Via The Trades Myself.

I Wish People Wouldn't Just See Me As The Asian Girl Who Beats Everyone Up, Or The Asian Girl With No Emotion. People See Julia Roberts Or Sandra Bullock In A Romantic Comedy, But Not Me. You Add Raceto It, And It Became, 'well, She's Too Asian', Or, ‘she's Too American’. I Kind Of Got Pushed Out Of Both Categories. It's A Very Strange Place To Be. You're Not Asian Enough And Then You're Not American Enough, So It Gets Really Frustrating.

The Wonderful Thing About Film Is That You Have Something That Has A Beginning, Middle, And End, And You Have A Concrete Amount Of Time To Shoot It.

Once You Embody The Language, The Character Comes Really Naturally, Especially When You Put The Costume On.