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" I don't carry sai blades for the sake of it in my personal life. I had to learn how to manipulate the sais. It was very tricky, because it's a weird shape. It's like a big fork. There's a lot of ways that you can use them, but it's not like a sword. "

Elodie Yung

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" That's the Elektra I tried to portray: one that's always in the grey. She is a tortured soul. "

" I'd guess that every American action film would be different. It's just training, training hard, training a lot. Then trying to give your best performance on the day, and I've been lucky so far. "

" When I was auditioning, I didn't know it was 'Daredevil.' Everything was secret. They're secret agents. They wouldn't give you any clues. I was a big fan of the show, and I think it helped me, once I got the part, to really understand the world that they live in. It helped me during shooting. "

" I'm a girl, so I didn't really know about 'G.I. Joe' as a kid. I didn't watch the show. "

" When I was nine, my father said 'You can take piano lessons or do karate' - I had a black belt and was competing before I was 19. "

" We're telling the story of 'Daredevil'. In this aspect, the storylines accentuate the sociopathic tendencies in her. The writers wanted to highlight that Elektra is quite manipulative and doesn't seem to have a conscience. "

" I never do things fearing I could do right or wrong. I just do it because I just follow my guts. This is really how I did it for 'Elektra' because I was just amazed by all the comics. I was good for me to get inspired by them, and I just follow my guts for the rest. "

Elodie Yung

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" We can list a bunch of actors who have embodied characters that aren't their nationalities, and I think that's the beauty of acting. "

" Elektra isn't a villain and isn't a good girl, but as Frank Miller said, she is one of the villains with a weak streak in them, and that's a failure that I tried to explore. "

" Some of the writers definitely got inspired by some of the story lines, but we are evolving in the 'Daredevil' story. So when it comes to 'Elektra', they didn't follow one of her specific story lines, you know. They really tried to capture what comes through the comics, but there's not one specific storyline. "

" It's not often that I'm being called femme fatale. "

" I think I would choose to do things because they are interesting, because I like a character or because it's very well-written. Or because it makes sense. "

" I didn't want to make a caricature version of Elektra. "

" I do feel privileged to play Elektra, because definitely she is a strong female character. She's a strong character. It would be nice if eventually we'd just say she's a strong character, not a strong female character. "

" A first love is something that lasts forever in your heart. It's something that marks you. "

" No, I'm not a student of Snake Eyes, but we trained in the same dojo. "

" The Asian culture has to be a part of what we see on TV and in movies. "

" I really think I tried to capture the essence of the comics: what I thought would be the essence of Elektra. And then, as any character that I play, I really tried to dig inside me and try to reach real emotions and transpose that in her world, in who she is. "

" I've done some movies before when you have months, or three weeks at least, to train and to learn choreography. "

" I think acting is a work of imagination. "

" I love Elektra. I really have a special place in my heart for her. It was very enjoyable for me to discover her and to adapt her for this project and bring myself to this character. So I have a special spot for her. "

Elodie Yung

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" It's been great to travel because I really enjoyed being 'Elektra', so it's not a problem talking about it. "

" I don't see myself as exotic. "

" You can't identify 100% with your character. "

" I always work with a coach. That's just a personal thing that I like to do. During interviews, you'll hear more of my accent, and I'll stress the wrong words. "

" Having my own show - it's not something that I think of. It's not. "

" Personally, I've always had to face casting directors or producers saying, 'You're right for the part, but nahh, you're not quite what we're looking for.' "

" I had no idea who Elektra was. When the producers asked me before I booked the job, I had to tell them. It was a great surprise when I actually got the job. "

" I learned about the psychology behind Elektra and that excited me. And then I read the 'Daredevil' comics, especially when they met because I wanted to get an understanding of the relationship between Elektra and Matthew. "

Elodie Yung

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" This is not the story of Elektra from the comics. We're telling the story of 'Daredevil.' In this aspect, the storylines accentuate the sociopathic tendencies in her. The writers wanted to highlight that Elektra is quite manipulative and doesn't seem to have a conscience. "