Acting For Me Is Not A Bad

Acting For Me Is Not A Bad Habit Like Smoking That I Must Make An Effort To Quit. I Love Acting; I Love Directing.

I Remember Watching Swan Lake And Everybody Looking Exactly The Same, But Being Able To Relate Because They Were The Only Company I Had Ever Seen Even On Video That Had Asian Dancers. The Asian Community In Hawaii Is Actually Almost As Dominant As The Caucasian Community. I Thought "i Can Relate To That Company Because They Look Like People That I See Every Day." They Weren't All Little Stick-thin Russian Ballerinas.

I Went To The International Ballet Competition When I Was 15 Or 16 And That Was The First Time I Competed. I Didn't Get Very Far But It Was The First Time That I Realized What I Needed To Do To Become A Dancer. I Realized How Hard It Was.

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.

It's The Sacrifice I'm Not Willing To Make Right Now To Leave My Children Because I Felt It Wasn't Only My Choice.