Best 24 quotes of Tia Carrere on MyQuotes

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.

Did you know hemp is a natural fiber

Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.

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

I can't sit on grass without a blanket.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I'm waxed clean - hairless as the day as I was born. But don't say 'Tia has no pubic hair.' That's so clinical. Use a nice euphemism. Say 'She's mowed her secret garden' or 'She's cleared the way to the Promised Land.' Because that's what it is, right?

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.

I slipped at a bus stop; I went one way and my hair went the other. That was the end of my wig.

I was very young. I thought I knew a lot and I really didn't. I trusted the wrong people.

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

No, I always wanted to be a singer. It was kind of funny that I took this road, started acting, then-almost ten years later-in Wayne's World people finally got to see me sing. And everyone thought it was dubbed in.

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.

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

Wayne's World was a turning point-after Wayne's World, it was like, "Who is this girl? Where did she come from? Let's give her another job. Have her come in and meet instead of read

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.