“The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.” — Ming-Na Wen

Mom takes all the credit for my success. Now Mom says, 'I read your face when you were a baby, and it said you were going to be a star. That's why I named you Ming - because it's all about the sun and the stars and enlightenment.'

I've always dreamed that George Lucas would call me one day and ask me to be in one of the 'Star Wars' films.

I was a total sci-fi geek. 'Star Wars' was my ultimate favorite.

Being a sci-fi geek, it was just lovely to be on a show where I pretend I'm in outer space. That's always been my dream: to pretend to be out in space or actually be out in space.