Movie

Turning Red

by Domee Shi, Julia Cho, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang and 90 others

Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.

(15 total)

Characters

Julia Cho (15)Sarah Streicher (15)Domee Shi (15)Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice) (11)Rosalie Chiang (11)Sandra Oh (3)Ming (voice) (3)Jin Lee (voice) (1)Orion Lee (1)

“I do what I want, say what I want, and I am not hesitate to do a spontaneous cartwheel if I feel so moved.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Being Yourself, Labels

“Don't hold back. For anyone. The farther you go, the prouder I'll be.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Ming (voice), Sandra Oh, imdb.com

Tagged: Growing Up, Parenting

“Nothing stays the same forever.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Growing Up, Expectations

“I'm sorry I'm not perfect, sorry I'm not good enough, and sorry I'll never be like you.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Growing Up, Expectations

“What was once a blessing became an... inconvenience.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Ming (voice), Sandra Oh, imdb.com

Tagged: Growing Up, Changing

“You are a woman now. And your body is starting to change. It's nothing to be embarrassed about.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Ming (voice), Sandra Oh, imdb.com

Tagged: Growing Up, Women

“We've all got an inner beast. We've all got a messy, loud, weird part of ourselves hidden away. And a lot of us never let it out.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Growing Up, Be yourself

“I am my own person. But that doesn't mean doing whatever I want. Like most adults, I have responsibilities.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Growing Up, Be yourself

“I like boys. I like loud music. I like gyrating! I’m 13, deal with it!”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Growing Up, Be yourself

“People have all kinds of sides to them, Mei, and some sides are messy.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Jin Lee (voice), Orion Lee, imdb.com

Tagged: Growing Up, Be yourself

“I’ve been obsessed with my mom’s approval my whole life. I couldn’t risk losing it. But losing you guys is worse.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Friendships, Growing Up

“I accept and embrace all labels.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Being Yourself, Labels

“I’m finally figuring out who I am. But I’m scared it will take me away from you.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Being Yourself, Growing Up

“Honoring your parents sounds great, but if you take it too far, well, you might forget to honor yourself.”

— Julia Cho, Domee Shi, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Being Yourself, Growing Up

“My whole life I’ve been perfect little Mei Mei. But maybe I like this new me.”

— Domee Shi, Julia Cho, Sarah Streicher, Meilin 'Mei' Lee (voice), Rosalie Chiang, imdb.com

Tagged: Be yourself, Growing Up