John Cho Quotes
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I need my comedy to offend. That's my personal views.
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Whenever I'm on my way to a premiere or something, I always have a good laugh in the car... because it's all so absurd - I'm one generation removed from starvation.
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The biggest boss has the clearest desk.
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I've been called a funny person for a long time. I don't know that I know anything about comedic acting.
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For a while, I was feeling like I was always playing characters that weren't specifically Korean or specifically Asian, even - that they were characters who were originally written white, and then they would cast me. And I used to consider that a badge of honor because that meant I had avoided stereotypes.
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Sometimes I feel indie directors are in the game so they can make a film to get hired to do a big film - that we're all doing this person's reel.
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To be able to communicate with people on the other side of the globe is interesting, in an instant.
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You're trying to grow up, and you don't want to be like your parents, and that gets mixed up with being Korean... They brought their values from Korea, and I accepted them because I didn't know anything more. But as I grow older, I feel more Korean every year; it's very strange.
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I wanted to explore Korean-American characters. And 'Columbus' did address that. The father-son dynamic felt very real to me.
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I have an affinity for comedy because I like to watch them. It's an honor to make comedies because I love being able to pop something into the DVD player and laugh. I love doing it.
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I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian.
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The message of 'Star Trek,' if there is one, seems to be that we should try to live up to the very best that we're capable of.
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That's what it is: a 'Harold & Kumar' movie is a romance between two best friends.
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I'd like to be in a Western.
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With 'The Exorcist,' a lot of things went into it. I hadn't seen the show until they asked me, and then I checked the show out and thought it was very well done.
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There's only so much I can do to effect change - and really, the thing that I can do that's most effective is to work and to do good work. That, I feel, is speaking out in its own way.
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I accept what people say. I don't have time to dissect it.
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I have this nightmare that one day I will have to look at every picture I've ever taken with people in an airport or in bars or restaurants, and it will make me very sad.
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Just because it's in a movie doesn't mean it's real.
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There was a while where every role I was getting offered was extremely noble - like the judge or the kindly nurse.
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As an immigrant, I learned by watching other people.
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I think obviously the 'Harold and Kumar' stuff is trying to lean head first into the raunch.
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I have a few go-to moves like jazz hands, shake the booty, stupid eyes. It was once a mating ritual, but now it's all about looking silly and making the kids smile.
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When I saw 'My Fair Lady,' I was surprised at how mean and misogynistic Henry was. Maybe that's why it's dropping out of public consciousness.