Asian Quotes · Page 12

There was never a point where I thought, 'I'm going to do something Asian American.'

— Lee Isaac Chung

Marriage Asian-style is practical, contractual and, to the western mind, deeply unromantic.

— Jemima Khan

Don't break me up - I wouldn't offend any person, be they black, Asian or whatever.

— Mickey Rooney

People are racist about redheads in a way they'd never dare to be about black or Asian people.

— Mick Hucknall

When a dish works, it works for everyone, whether you're Asian, European, African, American or anybody else.

— Joel Robuchon

I don't think people should be afraid of portraying people with accents, especially Asian accents.

— Nico Santos

Obviously the Asian American community wants you to do well. They are cheering you on no matter what the circumstances.

— Michael Chang

Not only do I not want to be stereotyped as this Asian girl who fights - gee, what a wonder - but…

— Maggie Q

The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as one of the most important developments…

— Anonymous

Today, former President Bill Clinton met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il and convinced him to release two American journalists that have…

— Conan O'Brien

Since I was a baby my goal was to be on TV because film was just impossible - you never got any…

— Archie Panjabi

But, yeah, as far as Asian Americans go, I hope they know they can look at me and see that they can…

— James Iha

The narrative needs to change. Asian-American actresses don't want to be the damsels in distress anymore. We don't want to be saved,…

— Jamie Chung

It's not my place to say how Zoe Saldana perceives herself, and I can't say how anybody else perceives her, either. I…

— India Arie

You gotta understand, there are two different kinds of Asians - the kind who are good at school, obey their parents, go…

— Bobby Lee

Usually, I'll be auditioning for the third lead, and there will be Latina actresses, Indian actresses, African American actresses because it will…

— Constance Wu

The most important thing to keep in mind is the incredible diversity of talent that's out there - there are so many…

— Kevin Kwan

Now, they hold the World Cup every year, so it's like any Super Series. It's boring. To me, it's very boring. I…

— Taufik Hidayat

Not possessing definite geographical boundaries, at least in the East - its distinction from Asia is problematic, considering that two large countries,…

— Roberto Esposito

The strike and its outcome had an enormous impact on the system of education and on our lives as well. The strike…

— Danny Glover

Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research…

— Amy Chua

Unfortunately, in Russia this "Asian mentality,"still comes to the fore. But at the same time, it is obvious that there is a…

— Garry Kasparov

As a Chinese American legislator, I applaud the RNC's Growth and Opportunity Project. Engaging Asian American and Pacific Islander communities about Republican…

— Kimberly Yee

We know longer live in a homogenous society, it is not black, white, Asian or Latin, it is a melting pot. Until…

— Octavia Spencer

I feel like it's a bit of a misconception that all actors have to be expert martial artists if they're Asian.

— Simu Liu

All the Asian people respect me and watch me. But I don't want people to think of me as an Asian player.…

— Park Ji-sung

I love my black hair, but some imes I'd like to be blond, but I don't think it suits Asian girl... What…

— Ming Xi

I feel that my drive and ambition is more American, while the passionate, laid-back side of me is all Brazilian.

— Morena Baccarin

I think white people like to tell Asian people how they should feel about race because they're too scared to tell black…

— Margaret Cho

It says something about this new global economy that USA Today now reports every morning on the day's events in Asian markets.

— Lawrence Summers

I always felt that I wasn't as American as Americans and then I realised when I got back to the Philippines that…

— Maria Ressa

It's far too rare an experience for Asian American girls to see themselves in media.

— Jenny Han

I just didn’t want to be pigeonholed as an 'ethnic comic' or an 'Asian comic.' I just wanted to be on the…

— Aziz Ansari

We grew up in rural Arkansas without any Koreans close by, and when I go to Korea feel out of place.

— Lee Isaac Chung

Hong Kong people may be ethnically Chinese, but lots of people do not consider ourselves, including me, as Chinese citizens.

— Joshua Wong

Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.

— Patrick Chan

I don't want the Latino community to think I think the reason Latino films are not doing well is because of us.…

— Gina Rodriguez

Coming out of college into the draft, being Asian-American and being from Harvard, that's not going to be an advantage because of…

— Jeremy Lin

I don't want to have people brought in simply because they are black or Asian.

— Trevor Phillips

I hope you didn't bring the Asian kid along thinking he's a computer genius. Because I'm not," Takumi said.

— John Green