John Cho Quotes
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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I think when I first started acting there were different people who I thought, 'I want that person's career or that person's career.' And as time has gone on, it's become really clear to me what is important to me; getting the best roles, the roles that I feel are challenging and scary and that I haven't done yet.
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If you start lifting weights, you will expect to put weight on, as muscle is heavier than fat. But you have to look more at your body shape - you will get heavier - but you might get smaller and heavier at the same time, which is fine. And it doesn't really matter what you weigh as long as you are happy with your shape and size!
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I did all of California from north to south. I did Florida from north to south. I went to the Midwest. I spent time discovering the culture because I thought I was going to stay in America for only two years. Then I decided to come to New York.
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We had a few non-fiction books at home, but my dad was of the opinion that fiction was a complete and utter waste of time because it wasn't real - so what was the point of reading it?
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In school I was in the dark room all the time, and I've always collected stray photographs; there's a great deal of memory in them.
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I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them.
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I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.
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I think its time to change and balance the environment and growth. If we don't do that, we're going to suffer a hard landing one day very soon.
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The films that I've done before were original stories most of the time, I did two adaptations before this, but they were mostly original stories where I had complete freedom to evolve in the direction I wanted.
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To play the trumpet, you must train your lips for a long time. When I was twelve or thirteen I was a good player, but I lost the skill and now I play very badly. I do it every day even so. The reason is that I want to return to my childhood. For me, the trumpet is evidence of the sort of young man I was.
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I guess life offers you opportunities to live your dream. We just have to accept what comes our way and live those moments completely. You will not get back this time again, so live every moment you get.
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Writers want publicity all the time, and they are always nagging their agents and publishers to give them more publicity, but, when you get it, it's kind of soul-destroying.
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Sanctions did indeed help to bring Iran to the negotiating table. But sanctions did not stop the advance of Iran's nuclear program. Negotiations have done that, and it is in our interest not to deny ourselves the chance to achieve a long-term, comprehensive solution that would deny Iran a nuclear weapon.
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One of the most unsettling things about 'Monologue' is its long silences, in which the man sits alone, staring into the middle distance, without grip of his narrative, lost to the past.
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I have no time for women who don't support other women. It's the ultimate compliment when a woman tells you that you look good.
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Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
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I am the ultimate California girl, which is funny, being that I'm Canadian.
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Everything's cyclical. Having been raised by actors, I watched their careers, and the challenge is to take time off.
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm - walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
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One of the things that is very important to me is how I feel about my team. And not just what their jobs are but what they mean to one another.
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Making art is like giving a gift: evidence of your spirit and that you are here.
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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.
