There's a reason why the form was originally silent.

The West believes the East, deep down, wants to be dominated, because a woman can’t think for herself.

It's the stories that make my heart beat faster ...those are the ones to write about.

Yellow Face marks my summation of multiculturalism..

We are all prisoners of our time and place..

Consider it this way: what would you say if a blond homecoming queen fell in love with a short Japanese businessman? He treats her cruelly, then goes….

Tonight, I've finally learned to tell fantasy from reality. And, knowing the difference, I choose fantasy..

To me to write well is to battle stereotypes. To write well is to create three-dimensional characters that seem human..

I'm happy. Which often looks like crazy..

Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act..

I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that..

Now I see -- we are always most revolted by the things hidden within us..

Death with honor is better than life... life with dishonor..

I now know that to do a worthwhile family history I must interpret the past without falling into either demonizing or unquestioning acceptance. . . .….

This is the ultimate cruelty, isn't it? That I can talk and talk and to anyone listening, it's only air--too rich a diet to be swallowed by a mundane….

I've never quite understood the idea of a "season." Whenever an artistic director says to me, 'I have this slot,' I always start to feel we're parkin….

Time flies when you’re being stupid..

Sometimes I hate you, sometimes I hate myself, but always I miss you.

Originally the structure was . . . a modern narrator who would appear intermittently and talk about his memories of his grandmother, which would then….

Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is a way for parents to….

Yes, I am one of those people who feels that most of my work is adaptation of one sort or another. For me, it's a way to jump-start the engine. For e….