John Cho

There is a real Harold Lee.

— John Cho

I am a little curmudgeonly about new media.

— John Cho

The biggest boss has the clearest desk.

— John Cho

I grew up watching the Lakers.

— John Cho

I've never even seen a Cheech and Chong movie.

— John Cho

I don't feel comfortable as an insider.

— John Cho

Good things will come from self-expression.

— John Cho

I never saw 'Home Alone.'

— John Cho

As an immigrant, I learned by watching other people.

— John Cho

Why is eff is anyone still going to see Mike Daisey?

— John Cho

That's what it is: a 'Harold & Kumar' movie is a romance between two best friends.

— John Cho

To be able to communicate with people on the other side of the globe is interesting, in an instant.

— John Cho

Just because it's in a movie doesn't mean it's real.

— John Cho

The Asian-American kids I meet respond to a democracy in the vulgarity of my roles.

— John Cho

I think the ability to emphasize is, in large part, what makes me a man and not a boy.

— John Cho

I personally would love to see Harold and Kumar with children. I think that would be hilarious.

— John Cho

What was exciting to me in talking to Kogonada was I was just very convinced that he was a very real and…

— John Cho

I've been called a funny person for a long time. I don't know that I know anything about comedic acting.

— John Cho

What's impressed me about 'Star Trek' fans is how many generations they span and how many nations they represent. They are all…

— John Cho

The goal of Asians in the arts is plurality of roles. I've always been hindered by me over-thinking what is a stereotype…

— John Cho

There was a while where every role I was getting offered was extremely noble - like the judge or the kindly nurse.

— John Cho

I grew up speaking Korean, but my dad spoke English very well. I learned a lot of how to speak English by…

— John Cho

Fox pixelated the exposed butt cracks of mob fighting for $2 wafflemakers. You know, so as not to embarrass them.

— John Cho

I wanted to explore Korean-American characters. And 'Columbus' did address that. The father-son dynamic felt very real to me.

— John Cho

Movies may be as close to a document of our national culture as there is; they're supposed to represent what we believe…

— John Cho

It's hard in America as a writer of color, an actor of color, not to get caught up in race and culture.…

— John Cho

'Sesame Street' early on and then 'Little House on the Prairie' was a big deal in our house. I always identified with…

— John Cho

Because I sidestepped all the stereotypical roles, in a way I've made a career out of not being Asian - a lot…

— John Cho

That's a huge part of being a human being: looking for love and finding a partner in this world. When you constantly…

— John Cho

I think there are contractual problems with me doing more than a couple, but I would love to go back. I just…

— John Cho

I try to play the stiff, as much as I can, and play it dry, which is sometimes hard for me. My…

— John Cho

With music I get to feel real ownership with what I do. I write it, I perform it and even if it…

— John Cho

Yes, I do feel a responsibility, and always have, and it's been an odd burden for me. Even when I started and…

— John Cho

You turn on the television, you go to the movies, you don't see a lot of Asians. So you have to deal…

— John Cho

Maybe American Pie was the closest thing I've had, because it led to some more comedy jobs. It gave me more comedy…

— John Cho

My parents always complain that I forget to tell them that I'm on certain things. And they're right. I quite frequently forget…

— John Cho

People expect me to be funnier.

— John Cho

I like that guy Matthew Perry a lot.

— John Cho

Lost' was a phenomenon, like Elvis.

— John Cho

Our species likes being social.

— John Cho