The journey from employee to entrepreneur was a complex and taxing one for an immigrant like me.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Immigrants have historically been an entrepreneurial bunch.
I'm an immigrant myself. It was a tough road to come to America and work.
In the neighborhood where my studio is, in South Central Los Angeles, there are a lot of immigrant-owned businesses. I'm constantly amazed at the level of work they do. It's above anything. For me, I think I pattern myself on that work ethic.
I want people to understand my journey and to be inspired by that. You can be an immigrant, and if you work really hard, you can have your own restaurant.
I wasn't born a natural entrepreneur. I had to be trained.
Becoming an entrepreneur was the furthest thing from my mind. I actually had an identity crisis when I realized I had become one.
I was the daughter of an immigrant, raised to feel that I needed to get excellent, flawless grades and a full scholarship and a graduate degree and a good job - all the stepping stones to conventional success.
Entrepreneurship is the very back bone of our country and what makes us great - we are a nation of founders.
In the beginning I had a real work problem. Every time I had job I had to convince the immigration authorities I was the only man for that job and get a special work permit until I went under contract to MGM.
Immigration is the ultimate entrepreneurship.