I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade.
— Tia Carrere
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.
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.
Did you know hemp is a natural fiber'
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.
That's always at the heart and soul of Disney's features, the feeling of a family values.
Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.
I slipped at a bus stop; I went one way and my hair went the other. That was the end of my wig.
I'm not really this rock'n'roll chick.
The kids all knew me from Wayne's World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies.
I'm concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I'm doing now.
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.
I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people.
I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.
This is a Disney animated feature; it's eternal, it's history. What's there to think about'
I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.
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.
When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded.
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.
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.
I can't sit on grass without a blanket.
Jason Lee is the most famous actor from Hawaii I can think of.
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.
Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon.
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'm of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent, and was raised on Hawaii.
