Julia Ling

Julia: Strange as it sounds, I am very Chinese. My parents taught me the submissive ways of being a woman. When I was a child, I used to love to climb trees and monkey bars at elementary school, but whenever my mother was around, she would scold me if I did anything like a little boy.

Julia: I just feel so liberated in front of the camera. I can be happy or sad or angry as I want and I know it's safe to do so, because as soon as the director yells cut, it's all over.

Julia (on joining a dance/martial arts competition in Beijing, China): My parents came to America from China, and my cultural heritage is very important to me. But I was born in America, and I consider myself an American first. I want to show them that even though everything else may be made in China, only the best are from the USA.

Julia: I'm one of the lucky few in the world who just have the greatest parents ever. Ever since I was a little girl, they've always supported me and gave me guidance and advice as though I was an adult. Then they trusted me to make the right decisions.

Julia: Being an entrepreneur can be very intimidating, but also excites me. I believe it's a lot of fun despite the challenges. The possibilities are only limited to our imagination and will power. I'm absolutely pursuing producing in the future.

Julia: I always strived to become a better person than I was the day before. I knew I could never stop growing, never stop learning for as long as I lived. I love life. I love learning.

Julia: I guess I'm lucky that I've always been able to trust my guy completely, even if he was alone with someone else or halfway around the world.

Julia (comparing herself to her character on "Chuck"): I'm SUCH a geek. Reasons why Anna and I could be good friends: Anime, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Counterstrike, Munchkins, Dungeons and Dragons, Call of Duty, etc. One thing Anna and I have in common is that we'd both say 'Linux Ownz!' I was also attracted to the useless but adorable R2D2 and mini Yoda robots, and Mara Jade's pink light saber.

Julia: I still remember the happiest moment of my life was dancing in front of a live audience on mother's day. There were many happy mothers out there, and the music I danced to was so ethereal, so graceful and beautiful. We don't get to experience much of that kind of beauty in the real world. I guess dancing was a way of liberation from the difficult life I had growing up.

Julia: I wanted to make a difference in the world before my time is over. I've always felt it was my duty to give and help others.

Julia: I role play Dungeons and Dragons sometimes, and one of my favorite characters to play was an elfin princess. Elves have a higher bonus in dexterity and they move very gracefully. I love graceful.

Julia (when asked her birth name): Shel Wei. It means "The little rose flower that rises early in the morning."