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We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male actor in Hollywood movies, which is something I take great umbrage with. You know, my son is Asian. He may want to direct one day; he may want to be an actor like his father - and I want that to be open to him.

My children speak very good Chinese, and they translate for our American friends.

I am an eighth Chinese, and I come from a large Chinese-American family in Los Angeles.

The Chinese culture belongs not only to the Chinese but also to the whole world.

My siblings and I are known as ABCs, American-born Chinese.

My mother has a very big family in Shanghai, so I have, like, almost 40 cousins, so we stayed together all the time. So by the time I get to Hong Kong, I become the only child and the only one surrounded by adults, you know.

Being an actress in China, I'm actually a very lucky actress... Especially now that Chinese movies are becoming more diverse with more viewers overseas.

No matter how American I become, I'm considered part of the Chinese community by my own family.

Jackie Chan is like a big bro to me.

My father was a big Bruce Lee fan. He's Chinese-Hawaiian, and my mother is Chinese. He used to take us to all these really fantastical films with martial arts in them.