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Joan Chen quotes

Chinese Actress April 26, 1961

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The romantic love we feel toward the opposite sex is probably one extra help from God to bring you together, but that's it. All the rest of it, the true love, is the test. Joan Chen
Joan Chen quote: "Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make..."
Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing. Joan Chen
Joan Chen quote: "My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a..."
My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport. Joan Chen
For the past few years, I was the more visible Asian performer, and I think it gave young girls a kind of role model showing it's possible to actually reach success doing movies. Joan Chen
There are many ways you can make money. Certain ways will make you happy, certain other ways will make other people happy. But if you go in because there's money in there, you're bound to fail, bound to fail! Joan Chen
Beauty is the result of having been through an experience all the way through to the end - therefore it has a poignancy. Beauty that is singular always comes from following an experience to the point where you can go no further. Joan Chen
I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don't feel complete. Joan Chen
Joan Chen quote: "All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable,..."
All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was unimaginable to my parents. Joan Chen
There is no theoretical study of motherhood. You know, before I became a mother, I did play a mother, but I was like - I was more thinking of my own mother. I was doing my mother. Joan Chen
There are a lot of stereotypes to be broken which I think a lot of us are doing. What I do is, as soon as people try to pin me down to one kind of part, I'll play a very different kind of role, so it explodes that stereotype. Joan Chen
Joan Chen quote: "I don't want to tell people what I make. It's a lot more than..."
I don't want to tell people what I make. It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of as a kid. I never think about it. Joan Chen
When you feel so strongly about something and other people feel equally strongly, you have to feel stronger about it in order to succeed. Joan Chen
Joan Chen quote: "The lowest budget U.S. films are ten times times better than..."
The lowest budget U.S. films are ten times times better than shooting in Tibet. Joan Chen
How do you explain certain physical qualities that somehow sell on screen? You're born with it... Certain people are just more watchable, and I was more watchable, but I don't think I understood acting or drama very well when I was a kid. Joan Chen
I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don't. Joan Chen

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