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Joan Chen Quotes

America and China need to understand each other Picture Quote #1

My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport Picture Quote #1

I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don’t believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don’t Picture Quote #1

There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I did play a mother, but I was like - I was more thinking of my own mother. I was doing my mother Picture Quote #1

I take class. I’m always ballet ready. I’m ready to go - got my tights and my shoes Picture Quote #1

I danced in a Lifetime film. We shot in Canada and I got to work with a lot of the dancers who do So You Think You Can Dance, Canada Picture Quote #1

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Since my mom is the President of Ballet Hawaii, I’m always in touch with stuff going on Picture Quote #1

I love any opportunity to be able to dance. It’s in my blood. I mean, I need to do it as an artist. I need to always do it Picture Quote #1

I grew up in Honolulu. It’s not the ballet cultural mecca by any stretch of the imagination. People are much more familiar with hula than they are with ballet Picture Quote #1

Not very many companies go through Hawaii on their way to anywhere. San Francisco Ballet was the only company I remember, and Bolshoi, coming through Hawaii when I was younger Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I went to Indiana University for college for a couple of years where I double majored in dance and journalism, and after my sophomore year there, I went to the San Francisco Ballet school for the summer, but then they offered me a scholarship to stay for the year. That’s where I danced after the year they offered me a contract with the company Picture Quote #1

The lowest budget U. S. Films are ten times times better than shooting in Tibet Picture Quote #1

I love any opportunity to be able to dance. It’s in my blood. I mean, I need to do it as an artist. I need to always do it Picture Quote #1

I enjoy going back to work now because cinema is going through an exciting period because young people are now going back to the movie theaters. But things are different though Picture Quote #1

I was frustrated. I was doing some bad movies, movies that I knew going in were not going to be great Picture Quote #1

In order to dance professionally, you have to start at a young age. No matter what, your muscle structure and your bones have to be groomed from a very young age. Nobody wakes up at 17 and decides to become a ballet dancer. I’m saying that and someone’s going to be born tomorrow who decides to do that and I’m going to have my foot in my mouth Picture Quote #1

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I take class. I’m always ballet ready. I’m ready to go - got my tights and my shoes Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don’t believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don’t feel complete Picture Quote #1

I would say it’s like a meditative process, to have everything done for you every morning Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I’ve been poor when I was in China... As kids we never had to starve, but just didn’t have enough meat, enough rice Picture Quote #1

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The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly Picture Quote #1

Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I’ve been poor when I was in China... As kids we never had to starve, but just didn’t have enough meat, enough rice Picture Quote #1

I never went on an audition - when they were really looking at everybody Picture Quote #1

All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was unimaginable to my parents Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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America and China need to understand each other (Joan Chen Quotes) My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport (Joan Chen Quotes) I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don’t believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don’t. (Joan Chen Quotes) There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I did play a mother, but I was like - I was more thinking of my own mother. I was doing my mother (Joan Chen Quotes) I take class. I’m always ballet ready. I’m ready to go - got my tights and my shoes (Joan Chen Quotes) I danced in a Lifetime film. We shot in Canada and I got to work with a lot of the dancers who do So You Think You Can Dance, Canada (Joan Chen Quotes) Since my mom is the President of Ballet Hawaii, I’m always in touch with stuff going on (Joan Chen Quotes) I love any opportunity to be able to dance. It’s in my blood. I mean, I need to do it as an artist. I need to always do it (Joan Chen Quotes) I grew up in Honolulu. It’s not the ballet cultural mecca by any stretch of the imagination. People are much more familiar with hula than they are with ballet (Joan Chen Quotes) Not very many companies go through Hawaii on their way to anywhere. San Francisco Ballet was the only company I remember, and Bolshoi, coming through Hawaii when I was younger (Joan Chen Quotes) 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 (Joan Chen Quotes) 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 Quotes) I went to Indiana University for college for a couple of years where I double majored in dance and journalism, and after my sophomore year there, I went to the San Francisco Ballet school for the summer, but then they offered me a scholarship to stay for the year. That’s where I danced after the year they offered me a contract with the company (Joan Chen Quotes) The lowest budget U. S. Films are ten times times better than shooting in Tibet (Joan Chen Quotes) I love any opportunity to be able to dance. It’s in my blood. I mean, I need to do it as an artist. I need to always do it. (Joan Chen Quotes) I enjoy going back to work now because cinema is going through an exciting period because young people are now going back to the movie theaters. But things are different though. (Joan Chen Quotes) I was frustrated. I was doing some bad movies, movies that I knew going in were not going to be great. (Joan Chen Quotes) In order to dance professionally, you have to start at a young age. No matter what, your muscle structure and your bones have to be groomed from a very young age. Nobody wakes up at 17 and decides to become a ballet dancer. I’m saying that and someone’s going to be born tomorrow who decides to do that and I’m going to have my foot in my mouth. (Joan Chen Quotes) I take class. I’m always ballet ready. I’m ready to go - got my tights and my shoes. (Joan Chen Quotes) 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. (Joan Chen Quotes) I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don’t believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don’t feel complete. (Joan Chen Quotes) I would say it’s like a meditative process, to have everything done for you every morning (Joan Chen Quotes) 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 Quotes) Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I’ve been poor when I was in China... As kids we never had to starve, but just didn’t have enough meat, enough rice. (Joan Chen Quotes) The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly (Joan Chen Quotes) Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I’ve been poor when I was in China... As kids we never had to starve, but just didn’t have enough meat, enough rice (Joan Chen Quotes) I never went on an audition - when they were really looking at everybody (Joan Chen Quotes) All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was unimaginable to my parents (Joan Chen Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes)

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