Asian Quotes · Page 13

You have to be able to laugh at yourself. That's what I tell Asian people all the time.

— Sarah Silverman

Latinos don't go out and support their own films, but at the same time, it's not their responsibility.

— Gina Rodriguez

As a child, I didn't even realize I was Chinese. I was Singaporean, but my identity was wrapped up in the culture…

— Kevin Kwan

Holding those two identities of being gay and Asian have, I guess, made my skin a little thicker.

— Bowen Yang

I always assumed that my otherness was a curse - that I would be held back by my Asian and queer identities.

— Eugene Lee Yang

There isn't a traditional background of Asian women playing sport, but that's changing.

— Isa Guha

Part of my heritage being Korean, it's going to be interesting going to Korea and answering these questions dealing with North and…

— Rick Yune

In movies and television shows, there has never been a really good Chinese lead. So often the Chinese look like they are…

— Sammo Hung

I think there's a misconception that all Asian-American experiences are the same. My experiences with my family and the way they wanted…

— Lana Condor

I remember reading scripts when I started in the business, and [Latino roles] were either nonexistent or written as the maid or…

— Eva Mendes

In this context, the current recovery in the Japanese economy is taking place in tandem with the growing interdependence with the rest…

— Toshihiko Fukui

“If you're not a flaming Filipino dancing queen, they never, ever expect the Asian guy to be asking about gay sex. They…

— David Levithan

There's this sense that whiteness is the default and does not need to be questioned. That you've got a race if you're…

— Celeste Ng

The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years - for example, 1960 to 1985…

— Manmohan Singh

I know Im British. I havent spent much time in the U.K., but my parents are British, my family heritage is British,…

— Chris Froome

I know Asian actors out there won't even audition for a role that have an accent. But for me, I was the…

— Jimmy O. Yang

The Latinas in this industry are really supportive and stick together. America Ferrera, Gina Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Salma Hayek have all…

— Tanya Saracho

I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England…

— Rachel Cusk

In some ways I consider myself more Chinese, because I live in San Francisco, which is becoming a predominantly Asian city. I…

— Richard Rodriguez

We cannot educate white women and take them by the hand. Most of us are willing to help but we can't do…

— Gloria E. Anzaldúa

Dharma has several connotations in South Asian religions, but in Buddhism it has two basic, interrelated meanings: dharma as 'teaching' as found…

— Taitetsu Unno

There are all these new books out there portraying Asian mothers as scheming, callous, overdriven people indifferent to their kids' true interests.…

— Amy Chua

I've noticed that the more flooding there is, the more bullshit gets talked. I mean it was very noticeable in the Asian…

— Christopher Hitchens

The 21st century will be the Asian century. This also means that Asians will be expected to provide greater leadership to solve…

— Kishore Mahbubani

Unexpectedly, I'm here now, so I need to let all the U.S. marketers know that Asians are not different. We are all…

— PSY

A lot of the stuff that my mom did, being an Asian woman in sports, is really a big deal.

— Jessica Pegula

There were so few Asians on-screen when I grew up, and the ones who were on-screen weren't given complex characters to play.

— Constance Wu

Well, this is one thing I cannot over stand. Dem nah teach me nothin' 'bout mi Asian plan.

— Capleton

I was raised on Hong Kong movies with Asian stars, so I'm still learning about Hollywood underrepresenting certain people.

— Henry Golding

On my adventurers into the porn world, I noticed there's one thing that doesn't exist. Asian men.

— Daniel Ellis

You know, we never grew up with Asian American role models in the entertainment industry, unfortunately. I'd never seen an Asian face…

— Eric Nam

Other Asian actors, especially American-born actors, sometimes shy away from immigrant roles.

— Jimmy O. Yang

The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.

— Ming-Na Wen

Asian colleges would do well to use a broad range of criteria in selecting students and move beyond the unproductive "examination hell. "

— Henry Rosovsky

I'm Jamaican and I'm Chinese. I'm not going to try to separate the two. That's me.

— Patrick Chung

I don't want to perpetuate a stereotype. I don't want to take Asian representation backwards two steps. I don't want to be…

— Jessica Henwick

In Hollywood, I was never restricted to just one Asian character. I've been cast as a Chinese, a Vietnamese, a Korean, a…

— Dante Basco

The only thing I know about being Asian is that my hair is black and my eyelashes are straight and I have…

— KT Tunstall

I have been called racist slurs and been treated differently because I am Asian American.

— Michelle Steel

Growing up, I never saw any Asian faces on TV, so it didn't feel like a viable option.

— Gemma Chan