John Cho Quotes
My wife and I were worried, when we had our firstborn, about how he was going to think of himself in a mostly white neighborhood. Particularly Asian men, I feel, we suffer more than Asian women, because we're told we're not worth anything in general.
Quotes to Explore
-
I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
-
Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions.
-
You have to be yourself.
-
Music was your real passion, this thing you held dear even above family. It was this relationship that never betrayed you. Once it became your job - this thing that was highly visible, this thing that became about commerce - that's when you were holding onto music like it was a palm tree in a hurricane.
-
Some of the greatest moments in human history were fueled by emotional intelligence.
-
I live with my family on the top of a hill in the country, and during the days, my house is quiet, save for the occasional excitement of the FedEx truck heading up the driveway. I write.
-
I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.
-
Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.
-
My role models were always the Pacinos and the Oldmans, the guys who get dirty with their characters, and I arrived in L.A. during the big boom of 'Dawson's Creek.' I was getting cast as the boy next door, or the friend of the jock. I thought, 'Did I really have to do all that studying?'
-
Without a doubt, I'd love to do Broadway. I actually can't wait to get back to musical theater.
-
The only people playing the roles of classic rock stars are hip-hop artists, now. Kanye's stage persona, and the way he approaches making albums, and the way he wants to be better than everyone else? That's reminiscent of Freddie Mercury. That's reminiscent of the Beatles.
-
No actor who's any good can say truthfully to themselves, 'Yeah, I'm good; I've got this sorted.'
-
And I started as a journalism major at Ohio State, ended up in theater and I love to read.
-
I embrace my blackness, just as I do my conservatism and my Christianity, but I don't want to be defined or pigeonholed by any one of the many elements that make up my character.
-
And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
-
Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be.
-
The thing that's protected me creatively is that the movies have made profits.
-
I was always in love with Judy Garland, and when I was growing up, I fell in love with Leonardo DiCaprio, of course.
-
I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
-
I'm not good at the protocols of dating. laughs I'm not really experienced in that. My girlfriend is my second or third girlfriend. I think in the past none of us really knew when we were 'dating'-we were just hanging out and doing things. I didn't go to high school so I missed the prom.
-
I enjoy an evening stroll. It helps me to reflect and eases stress.
-
Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.
-
I hope I'm building a record of being a good team player and not just standing for my principles but being willing to work for them. I think when you do that and you work really hard, people take notice.
-
My wife and I were worried, when we had our firstborn, about how he was going to think of himself in a mostly white neighborhood. Particularly Asian men, I feel, we suffer more than Asian women, because we're told we're not worth anything in general.
