Tia Carrere Quotes

People want me to do the strangest things. They want me to sign their arms or chests.

That`s always at the heart and soul of Disney`s features, the feeling of a family values.

I kind of fell into acting, but I have sung and trained since I was in the eighth grade.

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 kids all knew me from Wayne`s World. The grown-ups knew me after True Lies.

I`m of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese descent, and was raised on Hawaii.

Did you know hemp is a natural fiber`

I like being whipped around violently.

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.

When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded.

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.

Jason Lee is the most famous actor from Hawaii I can think of.

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.

This is a Disney animated feature; it`s eternal, it`s history. What`s there to think about`

I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That`s why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.

I`m concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things I`m doing now.

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.

I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn`t. I trusted the wrong people.

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.

I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I`ve ever been on is at a casino in Nevada.

I love to sing, so I just figured that I was going to sing or something.

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`

Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon.

I act and perform in hopes of getting attention and admiration.

I`m not really this rock`n`roll chick.

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 wanted to be a part of the Disney history.

I can`t sit on grass without a blanket.