John Cho Quotes

South Korea, Actor
June 16, 1972

John Cho is a Korean American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the Harold & Kumar films; John (MILF Guy No. 2), who popularized the term "MILF" in the American Pie films and Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek reboot film series.

It's hard in America as a writer of color, an actor of color, not to get caught up in race and culture. But you're also supposed to be able to write characters and scenes in a way where it's just a matter of fact, a component.

John Cho
- Up
- America
- Culture
I wanted to do 'Manzanar' because I'd never done anything like it before. The spoken word there is between a drama and an essay, and I'd never worked in concert with an orchestra.

John Cho
- Done
- Drama

I don't feel comfortable as an insider.

John Cho
I don't know if I trust entertainment to teach anyone anything.

John Cho
- Trust
I don't know what the next frontier is, but good comedy should put its toe into taboo waters. You have to transgress a little bit, and that area shifts with culture and with the year.

John Cho
- Good
- Culture
- Comedy
I've had an unusual career in that I've never had a big break, but the rent always seemed to get paid.

John Cho
- Career
I grew up watching the Lakers.

John Cho
- Up
Most people deal with grief in an awkward way, and that can be funny.

John Cho
- People
- Funny
- Grief

I want to walk the bases - I want to do all the actor-y stuff.

John Cho