Ming-Na Wen Quotes

I appreciate both... for me, I think 'Star Wars' is more science fantasy and is based on a lot of great legendary heroes and morality plays and stuff. And 'Star Trek' is just pure fun. Pure science fun. And I've always appreciated both.

Ming-Na Wen

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: November 20, 1963

Topics

ScienceGreatFunMeThinkMorality

I, poor creature, worn out with scribbling for my bread and my liberty, low in spirits and weak in health, must leave others to wear the laurels which I have sown, others to eat the bread which I have earned. A common case.

John Adams

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I've always done roles that really appealed to me on a gut level and which I found inspiring.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

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We talk about that a lot: how, when you're under pressure, it brings out the best and the worst in people.

John Hillcoat

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I felt pressured by continuous touring.

Andy Partridge

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Certainly, I seem to need to do a play a year. I feel wrong if I haven't got one planned.

Michael Gambon

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I grew up to the sound of live music in our Brooklyn household.

Tony Visconti

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Contraceptive protection is something every woman must have access to, to control her own destiny.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Whereas for me, touring tends to be a very strange and isolating experience.

Moby

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I want to meet Denzel Washington when I go to the Oscars. Every man wants to see Halle Berry in person. And, you know, Dolly Parton... I wouldn't mind seeing Dolly Parton. She's from Tennessee, I'm from Tennessee.

Juicy J

ManMindYouSeeingPersonMeet

It's a fun uphill struggle, making health insurance as a comedian, actor, and author. But it's hard to explain to people how I make a living. In New York, most people know enough creative types that I make some sense. But when I'm talking to someone like my suburban cousins or my mom's friends, it doesn't always go smoothly.

Chris Gethard

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I've had a lot of people tell me they wish I were their principal.

Chi McBride

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Every episode of 'True Blood' is like shooting a low budget feature.

Christopher Heyerdahl

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