It never felt like we were making a 'Star Wars' movie. It didn't feel like it was serious. It just felt like we were allowed to be creative and kind of goof off. Kelly Marie Tran More Quotes by Kelly Marie Tran More Quotes From Kelly Marie Tran Growing up, I've always felt I was from two different worlds. I was born in the U.S., but my parents were born in Vietnam, and they raised my sisters and I with the parenting methods of the Vietnamese culture. Kelly Marie Tran parentsparentingbornculture Even if someone doesn't like it, or just likes it for me, storytelling has been the one true love story of my entire life. Kelly Marie Tran metrue-lovelovelife My parents didn't get to have a dream. Their dream was to live in a country where their kids would have choice. Kelly Marie Tran liveparentsdreamcountry I feel like I'm always talking about myself, and I love not talking about myself. Kelly Marie Tran feelmyselfnot-talkinglove I'm totally pro-porg! I would not eat a porg. They're so cute; you can't eat them. They're friends! Kelly Marie Tran eatyoufriendscute So many people don't realise you need to be on a certain level of Maslow's hierarchy to have a dream: you have to have food and be safe from danger, all these things my parents didn't have at the get go, so I, from the very beginning, believe I have been living for multiple generations, for my parents and grandparents. Kelly Marie Tran parentsyoufoodpeople 'Star Wars' is so much bigger than any single person involved, so you feel like you want to do that justice and also feel like you want to do justice to that little girl inside me that never saw anyone who looked like her, that person who's starving for representation - it's a lot. Kelly Marie Tran meyougirljustice Even though 'Star Wars' takes place in another galaxy, a lot of the themes and things that characters deal with in terms of lessons that they're learning are things that are completely relatable to real life. Kelly Marie Tran placelearningreallife I think there are many ways to be brave and that being brave and vulnerable in terms of a romantic situation is one of the hardest things to do in real life. Kelly Marie Tran situationbraveromanticlife You get the initial script, and then things sort of change here and there, but the whole thing is this sort of mushy collaboration, which I love. Kelly Marie Tran youcollaborationchangelove I think, as an actor, you create things for your character that you think will make it more personal to you, because on the day, you want to make sure that you're truly there in the moment. Kelly Marie Tran daymomentyoucharacter I never want to forget that I'm doing an impossible thing. How rare is it that you get to be part of something people love? It's really special. It's a very out-of-body experience to be a part of something so huge. Kelly Marie Tran youexperiencelovepeople My parents are refugees from Vietnam, so they didn't grow up with 'Star Wars.' I don't think they know what's going on in the movie at any given time. Kelly Marie Tran growparentsthinktime I believe if you can have an open dialogue about anything, whether it's a book or a movie or TV show, it's this door that suddenly opens your mind to new ideas. Kelly Marie Tran youmindbelievebook There are so few times in life where you are passionate about anything. And I think that if you can find that, you should just hold on to it and protect it at all costs and just follow it, because it's so rare. Kelly Marie Tran followthinkyoulife I worked in an office. I was like an assistant. So, I would just answer phone calls, coordinate events. It was a great day job. I worked with amazing people, but obviously, whenever you are doing something that's not your dream, you kind of feel like, 'Oh, I'm on this grind.' Kelly Marie Tran daygreatyoupeople When I'm driving past the place I used to work, or when I'm driving past the comedy studio where I used to take photos in exchange for classes, or when I'm driving past the yoga studio I used to clean on the weekends - it's not that far removed from me yet. I get very sentimental over things like that. Kelly Marie Tran placemeworkpast I still just sort of live my life the way that I was before. I don't know when I will feel that it's different. Kelly Marie Tran my-lifefeellifeway I knew what it was like growing up in a world where I never saw myself in anything. Kelly Marie Tran nevermyselfgrowing-upworld My parents are not of this world. I've had to work multiple jobs, been in a position where I cannot pay off student loans. Kelly Marie Tran studentparentsworkworld
