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I grew up in Honolulu.
I'm always ballet ready.
I know that there is absolutely good in the world.
I would never mess around with braids and curls and everything.
I did not realise just how passionate sci-fi fans are about their material.
I think there is a wonderful trend of strong female characters on television right now.
I think one of the big challenges about science fiction is finding truth to relate to as an actor.
Science fiction is one of the smartest genres around because you have to have so much forethought.
Ballet is a finite art - your body won't let you do it forever, so I wanted to do it while I could.
I think that, like any kind of career, there are many different people involved in the ballet world.
I would remind people on the planet that this is the only one we have, and we need to take care of it.
Usually you read a script and you know somebody who knows somebody who maybe knew that person or met them once.
The second time I was banned was when I directed a film called Xiu Xiu. I was banned for three years from China.
Hollywood is something else. It's such an exaggerated idea. The concept of what 'beautiful' really is is ludicrous.
I also have a routine with breathing and visualization techniques that I go through when I feel overwhelmed or nervous.
I feel vulnerable when I am underprepared. This applies to underpreparedness with just about anything, especially work.
I always tell other actors that work begets work. You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road.
As people grow and evolve, we still are the experiences that we had in our childhood, but they shape us in different ways.
Every time I get a script in my inbox, it's like a little Christmas present. It's so exciting to see what they've cooked up.
When I first came USA, I didn't feel this was my home. This was where I was studying, and then my home was now rejecting me.
After I finished 'Center Stage,' I went back to San Francisco, and I danced for seven seasons with the San Francisco Ballet.
The worst beauty advice that I have ever taken has been from people who have told me that sunscreen isn't necessary. Not true!
You never want to be pigeonholed into something and have people think, "Oh, that's the guy we call for this particular thing."
I love the process of creating a character; someone entirely different from myself, and depicting it, either on stage or screen.
If I could say what my dream role to dance was that I didn't get to do, if I had to choose one, it would be Giselle in 'Giselle.'
Stage performance is obviously a much grander sort of depiction. The audience isn't right in your face as close as a camera lens gets.
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.
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 basically.
If it isn't necessary I would rather not subject my skin to too much, so if I don't have anything special to do for the day, I try not to wear any make up.
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 character.
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 genre of all.
I was an apprentice at the San Francisco Ballet, and a casting director came to one of our rehearsals to scout talent for 'Center Stage.' I landed the role of Jodie.
I think people don't often realize how much goes into being a male dancer. It's athletic and it's hard. It's not just men wearing tights, or wanting to be around women.
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 them moving forward.
I think the idea of embodying the physical presence of a character is the same on stage and screen. There are just different levels of expression to keep in mind for each platform.
I have this ridiculous chip on my shoulder, having been a dancer, that I feel like I really ought to be able to do everything myself - but there are some things I very clearly cannot.
I enjoyed acting growing up; I did musical theater. I had a secret desire to be a television and movie actress, but it wasn't something I admitted to myself that I wanted to do, I guess.
I take ballet class as often as possible - up to 5 times a week - and try to go to the gym on the days that I don't take class. I also do a floor barre/Pilates mat class almost everyday.
Center Stage focused on the drive and what it's like to be a student, and this is what it's like to be an adult and what you need to give up in the pursuit of that passion and that focus.
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 walk my dog alone so I can organize my thoughts.
In high school ethics they went around and asked what everyone thought their classmates were qualified to do. For me, everyone said actress. But to me it was very much "if it happens, it happens."
In high school ethics, they went around and asked what everyone thought their classmates were qualified to do. For me, everyone said actress. But to me it was very much 'if it happens, it happens.'
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 caring more about animals than I do about people.
There is this idea of a perfect dance body - which I don't have. I'm lucky that I'm not the exact opposite of the ideal, but I don't have amazing feet, perfect hyperextension, or really flexible legs.
I'm a really good cook. I bake a lot. I cook dinner most nights. I cook everything from Italian food to Mexican food. But if I'm going to some place and it's a potluck, I'm always the one to bring dessert!
Jen Murray, my stunt person, is totally comfortable getting thrown into a cabinet and onto the ground or getting hit by a car. I, on the other hand, am not. Nor would it look great on film, so she does it.
It's a very insular world, ballet. I feel if I had stayed much longer, it would've consumed me. I performed six days a week and rehearsed 10-plus hours a day. And you only see the people that you work with.
I have had women in their 70s coming up to me saying, 'I can't get enough of '12 Monkeys' - I love it. I can't wait for the next episode.' That's not the demographic that you expect to be watching sci-fi shows.
Every dancer has injuries, and your injury could happen that season that you were getting that one part that you've wanted to do your whole career. So you have to appreciate every single moment until it happens.
I think that's it's really important to have good friends. Nowadays, you can text 24 hours a day and be in constant contact, but every once in a while, it's nice to just get out with your girlfriends and have fun.