My musical influences growing up were limited to Korean folk songs and hymns as I went to a Christian boarding school where I was not allowed to listen to secular music.

I learned to sing as I was learning to talk.

I grew up learning martial arts in Korea; my dad actually brought in an Olympic instructor to teach me as a teenager.

It's so astounding the amount of sacrifice the astronauts have to go through to do what they do and all the science involved in space exploration.

I guess I'm a very keen observer, and I'd like to think I have a good imagination.

It's not like I refuse to try roles other than being a strong female boss, but I am 54, and I'm happy I'm still being sought after and that I have a career that allows me a lot of creativity.

As a musician, you want to be your own favorite artist and be able to make the music that is an accumulation of all your favorite influences.

I was on the football team because I wanted to experience the different iconic social classes of high school. So football for me was an attempt to socially integrate in an interesting way. And then I didn't like it anymore and stopped doing it and focused more on drama and science and other forms of art and music.