"I’m tough but my heart is very soft."

"I don’t know how to bargain. Most Chinese are good at it. I am not. I am too lazy. You need to have good arithmetic a…"

"Another problem for minority actors is that we don’t often work with beautiful dialogue. And there were less chances …"

"Lots of little old ladies potter in their gardens. For me it is my library. It has every subject about China I can co…"

"I always tell my students that I’m teaching them to be more confident. That’s why you come to acting class. I say, “I…"

"See, a lot of people think freedom means you can do anything you want. That’s not true. The more freedom you have, th…"

"I don’t like to be called “Mrs.” because I am not married, and I only belong to myself. I admire and respect people w…"

"You can control the audience. You can make the audience so happy one minute, and so sad the next minute. In film, it’…"

"You are only famous for ten years, unless you’re a superstar. Because another generation comes through and you’re for…"

"“What happened to her books?” “They went up in smoke. Confiscated by the Red Guards, who promptly burnt them in publi…"