I can make the rain stop if I wanna,
Just by my attitude.

“I was a young girl and it was my birthday. I had dreamed of the most beautiful garden tea party with all of my friends and then it was raining. I was so angry; I complained to my parents, they tried to placate me. But obviously that didn’t work. I threw a tantrum until they were so fed up they scolded me.

Then I ran outside into the rain and stomped my foot and demanded that it stop, the surprising thing was that it actually did. I thought I had magic powers back then!”

I can take my laptop, record a snapshot,
And change a point-of-view.

“Yeah, that’s what I liked about film, what attracted me to the idea of making movies. The fact that one image can change people’s ideas about the world. I want to make films with meaning.”

I just entered this brand new world,
And I’m so open hearted.
I know I got a long way to go but I’m-
I’m just getting started.

“I came to L.A. at the end of last year with the idealistic notion of wanting to take over the world. I was so sure that I was gonna make it.” Tina laughed.

 I’m over my head
And I know it, I know it.
I’m doing my best
Not to show it, to show it.

“Then on my first day, I stepped into the studio and I was totally blown away. Everybody looked so glamorous, so sure of what they were doing. I felt like a piece of meat being thrown into the sea of piranhas. And I had to somehow grow arms and legs to be able to swim away and keep afloat!” Tina said, making Bette chuckle at the mental image.

Whatever it takes to be,
What I was meant to be,
I’m gonna try.
Cause I’m living the dream
And I know it, I know it
I’m trying my best
Not to blow it, to blow it
And I know everything will be fine
With me, myself, and time

“After the first day, I went back and I did my research, more in depth than before. I mean, Shaolin hired me straight out of university; I had to prove that they made the right decision. This was the opportunity of a lifetime, and I promised myself I would grab hold of it and never let go.”