I have different routines for different types of chaos. When I find myself swamped with work and surrounded by people, I try to carve out time to wal….

Love for me is comfort. I feel most loved and most capable of giving love when I am around people or in places that make me comfortable..

It gets better. It gets so much easier to be in your skin no matter what size that skin is. If you do something that you're good at and that makes yo….

I think one of my biggest lessons so far in life is that hard work really does pay off. It may not culminate in the way you expected it to, but I hav….

You don't want to burn any bridges, but you also want to make sure you leave your character bridges wide open and you're never seen as one particular….

You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road. One single episode that might seem so far removed from what you might end up ….

It's hard with ballet because your aesthetic really is important. It's different from acting and from film. Nobody wants to watch somebody who is sic….

The second time I was banned was when I directed a film called Xiu Xiu. I was banned for three years from China..

I love the process of creating a character; someone entirely different from myself, and depicting it, either on stage or screen..

I left home at 14 and I have friends who joined the navy and the army performing troops at 9. I know people [like that]. It's a very straightforward ….

That being said, I am not one to feel sorry for myself. I believe it is healthy to honor one's feelings and do the best we can to learn and grow from….

I know that there is absolutely good in the world..

I am a huge animal lover. Growing up, my mother and I rescued countless animals - dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, even a turtle. I have been accused of c….

I came to the United States in 1981 as a student.When I left, I was totally the most beloved little flower in China and so it was an outrage basicall….

When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going through my 'not that interested in doing homework or really working ….

You never want to be pigeonholed into something and have people think, "Oh, that's the guy we call for this particular thing.".

I give myself a Pilates/yoga hybrid mat class almost every day. I also continue to take ballet classes. Both of these practices help me to be aware o….

What a person feels within themselves and about themselves radiates from them. Trust me, I have worked with people - both men and women - who are not….

For the first four years of my studying in the U.S., I couldn't go home for two reasons. One is I was afraid that if I left my student visa may not h….

The worst beauty advice that I have ever taken has been from people who have told me that sunscreen isn't necessary. Not true!.

I wouldn't necessarily consider myself the typical sci-fi genre fan. I do have a lot of sci-fi shows that I enjoy, but I wouldn't call it my favorite….