In my life I do look up to actors, at my age I ask myself, who else is playing interesting parts at my age which is very difficult for a female actor. On top of it, being a minority, having come from China makes it harder. Joan Chen More Quotes by Joan Chen More Quotes From Joan Chen For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think it gave young girls a kind of role model showing it's possible to actually reach success doing movies. Joan Chen girl past thinking Since age 14, I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to them better, since I've been there. Joan Chen know-how actors age Acting is actually private. Joan Chen acting America and China need to understand each other. Joan Chen china america needs There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon as people try to pin me down to one kind of part, I'll play a very different kind of role, so it explodes that stereotype. Joan Chen play people thinking There are many ways you can make money. Certain ways will make you happy, certain other ways will make other people happy. But if you go in because there's money in there, you're bound to fail, bound to fail! Joan Chen making-money people way When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have to feel stronger about it in order to succeed. Joan Chen stronger order people I was frustrated. I was doing some bad movies, movies that I knew going in were not going to be Joan Chen bad-movies frustrated The beauty in the story is at one with suffering. That is also part of our upbringing - we don't think there could be beauty Joan Chen suffering stories thinking I don't want to tell people what I make. It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of as a kid. I never think about it. Joan Chen kids people thinking I would say it's like a meditative process, to have everything done for you every morning. Joan Chen done process morning How do you explain certain physical qualities that somehow sell on screen? You're born with it... Certain people are just more watchable, and I was more watchable, but I don't think I understood acting or drama very well when I was a kid. Joan Chen drama kids thinking I don't find intimate scenes more difficult than other scenes. Joan Chen intimate difficult scene The romantic love we feel toward the opposite sex is probably one extra help from God to bring you together, but that's it. All the rest of it, the true love, is the test. Joan Chen romantic-love happiness sex If the costumes are wrong, you feel awful in them and it lessens your acting. Joan Chen costumes awful acting All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was unimaginable to my parents. Joan Chen parent jobs children Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing. Joan Chen marijuana effort smoking As an actress I find the most enjoyable part of acting is really just to please the director. I just want to please my director. Joan Chen actresses acting want If you have the right costumes you feel more confident as the character, they really help you act. Joan Chen costumes helping character My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport. Joan Chen tales fairy-tale moments
