I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.

- Ming-Na Wen

I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.

- Ming-Na Wen

Both my parents are chefs I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.

- Ming-Na Wen

The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.

- Ming-Na Wen

I'm always excited to do the fight scenes.

- Ming-Na Wen

I was a total sci-fi geek. Star Wars was my ultimate favorite.

- Ming-Na Wen

I'm sort of a gypsy at heart and don't like to stay in one place too long.

- Ming-Na Wen

You have to start thinking a little differently as an actor.

- Ming-Na Wen

There's just so much love that goes into home cooking, and I think it will really help the American family overall. I'm hoping to maybe get a cookboo…

- Ming-Na Wen