Limiting Opportunities Quotes

I had come to the point when I realized it was unlikely that my film career was going to move beyond a certain level of role. And I was - because I had graphic instances of it - handicapped by the success of Star Trek. A director would say, 'I don't want Jean-Luc Picard in my movie' - and this was compounded by X-Men as well.

If I only get to play Malaysian roles, there wouldn't be very many roles for me to play.

What success has done is present me with a lot of opportunities, and I haven't necessarily learned to say 'no' as well as I should have.

If you don't let things develop, it's like keeping something in a bag and not letting it out to fly

He warned Mother not to flout God's Will by expecting too much of us. "Sending a girl to college is like pouring water in your shoes,' he still loves to say, as often as possible. 'It's hard to say which is worse, seeing it run out and waste the water, or seeing it hold in and wreck the shoes.

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.

I think you can find yourself on one of these shows for a long period of time and think that all you'll ever be able to do is that character. Certainly people think of you that way.

When you hold back the successful, you penalize those who need help.

I was afraid I'd be typecast forever as a mediocre actress.