"It was hard for Chinese actresses to get parts and those that we did get all depicted stereotyped Chinese women. Even these were in scarce supply." The way she saw it, for Chinese and American actors alike, a good audition wouldn't mean you would get the part. You'd have to rely on that aura you projected, that special something extra.
「那時候華裔演員很難有角色演，我們只能演演描述比較刻板印象的華裔女性角色，而這樣的角色也不多」，在她看來，華裔演員和美國演員一樣要經過甄選，演得好不一定就能選上角色，還要看外形和「氣質」是否與角色配合。