I've been called a funny person for a long time. I don't know that I know anything about comedic acting. — John Cho Copy Share Image
One of the things I like about comedy in general is that it affords Asian Americans the opportunity to not be noble. — John Cho Copy Share Image
I think obviously the 'Harold and Kumar' stuff is trying to lean head first into the raunch. — John Cho Copy Share Image
I have an affinity for comedy because I like to watch them. It's an honor to make comedies because I love being… — John Cho Copy Share Image
I like to flip flop, but making your days work to find a laugh is a really good way to spend a… — John Cho Copy Share Image
The key to doing 'Harold and Kumar' movies is you make it earnest. Primarily what we do is make Harold and Kumar's… — John Cho Copy Share Image
I don't know what the next frontier is, but good comedy should put its toe into taboo waters. You have to transgress… — John Cho Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm on my way to a premiere or something, I always have a good laugh in the car... because it's all… — John Cho Copy Share Image
I try to play the stiff, as much as I can, and play it dry, which is sometimes hard for me. My… — John Cho Copy Share Image
Sometimes just being an immigrant, I read things the wrong way, and that can be funny. Or I'll put the emphasis on… — John Cho Copy Share Image
What was exciting to me in talking to Kogonada was I was just very convinced that he was a very real and pure artist.… — John Cho Copy Share
There was a while where every role I was getting offered was extremely noble - like the judge or the kindly nurse. — John Cho Copy Share
With music I get to feel real ownership with what I do. I write it, I perform it and even if it is crap,… — John Cho Copy Share
I've found that one's language abilities, especially for Korean kids like me, get frozen at the age you immigrated. So I've always associated Korea… — John Cho Copy Share
It's really weird to be in more than one franchise because an actor's life is so nomadic, and so it's a real privilege to… — John Cho Copy Share
I feel like there's this need that the Asian-American community has to feel like people. It's something that Asians in Asia do not understand… — John Cho Copy Share
Not sleeping, listening to Paul Auster on Fresh Air. His function, tonight and ever, has been to remind me that I will die. Thanks… — John Cho Copy Share
Conversely, the most powerful thing an actor can say is "no." If something is presented and it's a stereotypical role or something, you can… — John Cho Copy Share
For a while, I was feeling like I was always playing characters that weren't specifically Korean or specifically Asian, even - that they were… — John Cho Copy Share
I hereby call for the execution of the person who designed the layout of rite aid stores. — John Cho Copy Share
Typically, actors overplay jargon or toss it away in an extravagant display of casualness. Real people hit the important parts hard. — John Cho Copy Share
I grew up speaking Korean, but my dad spoke English very well. I learned a lot of how to speak English by watching television. — John Cho Copy Share
Sometimes I feel indie directors are in the game so they can make a film to get hired to do a big film -… — John Cho Copy Share
