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

I just want to challenge myself and play some different characters.

I'm so into playing different characters, even when I was on Nickelodeon. I just observe.

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.

That's what was so amazing about 'Mulan.' Here is this story with all Chinese characters, and yet so many people related to her character and loved the story. So I really think as long as you have a good story that relates to a lot of people, it doesn't matter what ethnicity it is.

The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.