“I think actors' careers have highs and lows, and ups and downs. It just really all depends.” Quote by Tricia Helfer
“I grew up in Honolulu. It's not the ballet cultural mecca by any stretch of the imagination. People are much more familiar with hula than they are with ballet.” PeopleImaginationGrewGrew UpFamiliarBalletMeccaHonoluluHula Author:Joan Chen
“For me, relaxing is going on a 10-mile hike. When I have time off, I like to be at home and spend time with my animals, and things like that.I'm not the girl that goes out for facials, and manicures and pedicures, all the time. I wish I did. It would be better for me, but I get annoyed.” HomeWould BeGirlWishAnimalMilesEnd TimesSpend TimeAnnoyedTime OffManicuresPedicures Author:Tricia Helfer
“Treating myself is more about just going out and having a great hike, or going on a long motorbike ride.” LongGoing OutMotorbike Author:Tricia Helfer
“Not very many companies go through Hawaii on their way to anywhere. San Francisco Ballet was the only company I remember, and Bolshoi, coming through Hawaii when I was younger.” WayRememberCompanyBalletHawaiiSan Francisco Author:Joan Chen
“I remember watching Swan Lake and everybody looking exactly the same, but being able to relate because they were the only company I had ever seen even on video that had Asian dancers. The Asian community in Hawaii is actually almost as dominant as the Caucasian community. I thought "I can relate to that company because they look like people that I see every day." They weren't all little stick-thin Russian ballerinas.” PeopleLooksLittlesI CanAbleRememberCommunityCompanySticksVideoRelateDancerLakesDominantHawaiiAsianSwansBallerinaCaucasianSwan Lake Author:Joan Chen
“I went to the International Ballet competition when I was 15 or 16 and that was the first time I competed. I didn't get very far but it was the first time that I realized what I needed to do to become a dancer. I realized how hard it was.” FirstsHardNeededFirst TimeCompetitionInternationalI RealizedDancerBallet Author:Joan Chen
“I went to Indiana University for college for a couple of years where I double majored in dance and journalism, and after my sophomore year there, I went to the San Francisco Ballet school for the summer, but then they offered me a scholarship to stay for the year. That's where I danced after the year they offered me a contract with the company.” YearsSchoolCompanyCollegeCoupleSummerUniversityJournalismContractsBalletSan FranciscoScholarshipIndianaSophomoreSophomore Year Author:Joan Chen
“Usually being a young actor, you've got to go through certain levels of hierarchy, going through bit parts and extra roles and then kind of progressing up the food chain and having the size of your roles grow in that sense.” KindYoungCertainActorsGrowsBitsLevelsRolesProgressSizeChainsExtrasHierarchyYoung ActorsFood Chain Author:James Frecheville
“It's the sacrifice I'm not willing to make right now to leave my children because I felt it wasn't only my choice.” ChildrenChoicesFeltSacrificeWillingRight NowMy Children Author:Joan Chen