Brenda Song considers Running Point to be a "dream" project.

The 38-year-old actress plays Ali Lee, a chief of staff, in the Netflix series, which focuses on a reformed party girl who runs a professional basketball team, and Brenda has revealed that she loves being part of the Mindy Kaling-created show.

She told People: "When I heard Mindy Kaling was doing an untitled basketball project starring Kate Hudson, I was like, 'What do I need to do? Do I need to give blood to be a part of this show? This is my dream.'"

Brenda said her passion for the show stems from a lifelong love of basketball, and in particular the LA Lakers, having become a fan when Kobe Bryant was drafted to the team in 1996.

She said: "Kobe's the reason that I became a hardcore Lakers fan, and for those 20 years, I watched 82 games a year, I listened to it on the radio. They had to put a monitor under the Suite Life bleachers so I could watch it, because I would need to know what the score was. I loved it so much."

Meanwhile, Brenda previously claimed that she's "had to hustle" to become a success in Hollywood.

The actress - who was born in California to Thai parents - feels she's had to overcome the odds in order to become a success in the movie business.

Brenda - who actually began her career at the age of six, working as a child model - told Cosmopolitan: "I've had to hustle my entire life being an Asian American actress in Hollywood. I've just always had to be very proactive."

Macaulay Culkin, the actress' long-term partner, also credited the film star for helping him to navigate the stresses and strains of fame.

Macaulay, 45 - who was one of the most successful child actors of the 90s - told Brenda: "You're my champion, the only person happier for me today than I am.

"You're not only the best woman I've ever known, you're the best person I've ever known. You've given me all my purpose."