John Cho Quotes
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I never saw 'Home Alone.'
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The thing about kissing men - how do people stand it? The stubble is maddening.
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I got sort of sick of seeing Asians being the blank, bland real estate agent or something. I didn't care. It didn't mean anything to me.
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For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that's what's truly difficult.
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'Lost' was a phenomenon, like Elvis.
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The worst thing for a kid is to move around and switch schools, but as an actor, you go from job to job, meeting strangers and becoming very close right away. I've become adept at that.
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Part of my mission as an actor has been to define what an American is.
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I like to flip flop, but making your days work to find a laugh is a really good way to spend a day. I appreciate it more going away and then coming back to it.
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When you get something off the ground, it's fantastic, and you feel really close to that group of people.
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You know, I always root for the older athlete. I root for the second album. I root for solo careers after the rock star breaks the band apart.
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The Asian-American kids I meet respond to a democracy in the vulgarity of my roles.
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I don't like when an Asian-American actor says, 'I'm entering this business to change Hollywood.' It feels like the wrong reason - I would prefer they entered the business for artistic reasons, because they need to do it.
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I've never even seen a Cheech and Chong movie.
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Whenever I meet a Korean, I ask about their immigration history.
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It'd be nice if Asian actors could be perceived as profitable, which is the bottom line. We're perceived as not mattering much fiscally.
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One of the things I like about comedy in general is that it affords Asian Americans the opportunity to not be noble.
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I write, and I sing, and I play a little guitar. I mean, it's tiny. Ba-dump-bum!
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The goal of Asians in the arts is plurality of roles. I've always been hindered by me over-thinking what is a stereotype and what isn't.
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When Mindy Kaling asks, I try my best to say yes.
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With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.
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I think Hollywood acts like followers of culture and is constantly seeking to follow trends.
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I think the ability to emphasize is, in large part, what makes me a man and not a boy.
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I just didn't see anyone on TV who looked like me, and then I saw George Takei being cool and piloting the spaceship on television.
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Sometimes I feel like I don't dream big enough.