Ming-Na Wen Quotes

• There's just so much love that goes into home cooking, and I think it will really help the American family overall. I'm hoping to maybe get a cookbook out one day because I've got some great family recipes.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Home, Thinking, Cooking

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• I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Chinese, Proud

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Character, Trying, Different

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• I'm sort of a gypsy at heart and don't like to stay in one place too long.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Heart, Long, Gypsy

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• Mom takes all the credit for my success. Now Mom says, 'I read your face when you were a baby, and it said you were going to be a star. That's why I named you Ming - because it's all about the sun and the stars and enlightenment.'

  Ming-Na Wen

  Mom, Baby, Stars

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• I'm always excited to do the fight scenes.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Fighting, Excited, Scene

  Source: collider.com

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• I was a total sci-fi geek. Star Wars was my ultimate favorite.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Stars, War, Geek

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• The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Asian, Roles, Agents

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• You have to start thinking a little differently as an actor.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Thinking, Actors, Littles

  Source: www.ign.com

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• I'm always like, "Maybe I can drive the car. I can still fly the plane!"

  Ming-Na Wen

  Car, Planes, Stills

  Source: collider.com

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• Both my parents are chefs I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Parent, Chef, I Love Food

  "Stargate Universe ‘s Ming-Na Shows Us Her Geek Chic". Interview with Jenna Busch, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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• What I want is the same opportunities as anyone to get a part.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Opportunity, Want

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There’s no greater reward.

  Ming-Na Wen

  People, Rewards, Synergy

  "Interview: ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ star Ming-Na Wen talks stunts, The Whedonverse and punctuation". Interview with Daniel Fienberg, uproxx.com. September 24, 2013.

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• Being a sci-fi geek, it was just lovely to be on a show where I pretend I'm in outer space. That's always been my dream: to pretend to be out in space or actually be out in space.

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  Dream, Space, Lovely

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• I love doing TV. It's so great for my world as a mom, as someone who likes to have a steady job and go to work feeling secure because I'm with a family.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Mom, Jobs, Feelings

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• People who have had family members killed are able to forgive the murderer because that's the only way they can move on.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Moving, People, Forgiving

  Source: collider.com

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• I hope Hong Kong and Asia wants to hire American Asian actresses as much as Hollywood has been hiring Chinese actors from Asia.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Chinese, Hollywood, Asian

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• When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Country, Parent, Pittsburgh

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• I've always dreamed that George Lucas would call me one day and ask me to be in one of the 'Star Wars' films.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Stars, War, One Day

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• I've loved all forms of animation.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Form, Animation

  "Interview: ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ star Ming-Na Wen talks stunts, The Whedonverse and punctuation". Interview with Daniel Fienberg, uproxx.com. September 24, 2013.

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• I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple.

  Ming-Na Wen

  Simple, Names, Firsts

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