Having the Stitch character, the villain that becomes a hero, coming from outer space, it took a very difficult and complex story and put it into a simpler, kinder time.

I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.

That's always at the heart and soul of Disney's features, the feeling of a family values.

This is a Disney animated feature; it's eternal, it's history. What's there to think about'

I'm not really this rock'n'roll chick.

I act and perform in hopes of getting attention and admiration.

I love to sing, so I just figured that I was going to sing or something.

The reporter claimed he was going to write the article from my point of view. Instead, he made me sound like a little idiot. It made me never want to do another interview again.

The kids all knew me from Wayne's World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies.

As an actress, you're already disregarded for a lot of the parts by the people who are setting up those shows. You don't need your agent to be doing the same.

Jason Lee is the most famous actor from Hawaii I can think of.

I'm of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent, and was raised on Hawaii.

I can't sit on grass without a blanket.

I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people.

Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.

Having the Stitch character, the villain that becomes a hero, coming from outer space, it took a very difficult and complex story and put it into a simpler, kinder time.

When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded.

When I first met my agent, I said, If something comes up and it fits my age range and personality, I would like you to send me up for it, even if it specifies blonde or brunette.

If there's a Disney animated feature based in Hawaii, I knew I had to be part of it. I'm very proud to be from Hawaii. There was no question the role was mine.

I play a female Indiana Jones, a professor who hunts down precious objects, like a bowl that belonged to the Buddha. They tailored the role to me: I wanted to be smart, funny, and to kick some ass.

Did you know hemp is a natural fiber'

I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.

I'm concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I'm doing now.

Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon.

I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade.

People want me to do the strangest things. They want me to sign their arms or chests.

I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I've ever been on is at a casino in Nevada.

I can't stand when people say, Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. OK, how about I hate you because you said that'

I slipped at a bus stop; I went one way and my hair went the other. That was the end of my wig.

I can't stand when people say, 'Don't hate me because I'm beautiful'. OK, how about I hate you because you said that.

Doors open because youre beautiful but I wouldnt cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.

In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a pair of lovely blue eyes.

I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation.

But even with a character like Cary who is relatively outlandish, at the end of the movie he's in a place where I wouldn't have expected him to be - taking on the responsibility of a woman who is pregnant and who used to be his best friend's wife.

Always, your work is the same: You have to tell a story, you have to make a character. It doesn't matter if there are thousands of dollars, millions behind it, or if there is nothing.

Each of us is meant to have a character all our own, to be what no other can exactly be, and do what no other can exactly do.

I liked Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, and that is the kind of character that I would like to have played. That would have been more in tune with who I really was.

It's the difficulty we had with Mr. Bean, actually, when it went from TV to film. You certainly discover that you need to explain more about a character.

In a lot of ways, the make-up was the character.

The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage.

So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character.

I've been on the show for six years and I don't even know what her history is. I sort of make things up in my mind, but I think it's hard for an audience to follow and invest in a character when they don't have the details.

It is not true that drink changes a man's character. It may reveal it more clearly.

Because I killed a guy in real life, and because my character kills a guy onstage, they said I could never do anything this great again. I resented that.

Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience.

I just kind of understood it, and I threw my love for others and love for life into the character, and was having a blast. I loved playing Dharma. I loved it!

I think if you play a character that is fearless, then it's boring. I think that's what was so incredible about Harrison Ford, is that he always seemed like he was never going to survive it, he's always scared, and yet he always does survive it somehow.

If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself - your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers.

Every character I play has to be the hero of his own story, the way we're all heroes of our own lives.