Ming-Na Wen Quotes

China, Actress
November 20, 1963

Ming-Na Wen (Chinese: 溫明娜; pinyin: Wēn Míngnà) is a Macanese-born American actress known for playing the role of Melinda May in the ABC action drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and for voicing Fa Mulan, one of the Disney Princesses, in the films Mulan and Mulan II, the video game Kingdom Hearts II and in the Disney animated series Sofia the First. She reprises her voice role as Mulan in Ralph Breaks the Internet.

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

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I'm not one of those actresses that's going to feel like I never achieved my dreams and goals and just get disgruntled and hate everything about the business. I've had so much fun.

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- Never
- Goals
- Dreams

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

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- American
- Proud
- Chinese
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.

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- Home
- Book
- Cooking
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.

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

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

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- Long
- Heart
- Place
Growing up as an Asian American in this society, there were a lot of times where you feel isolated or out of place as an Asian. And growing up in White America, that's absolutely my experience. And I think that's why I got into acting because I wanted to be anybody else but Asian.

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I've loved all forms of animation.

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- Loved
- Animation
- Forms
What I want is the same opportunities as anyone to get a part.

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- Same
- Opportunities
- Part