Lana Condor

I loved working with Janel Parrish and Anna Cathcart.

— Lana Condor

I could've gone to prom... or I could've done 'X-Men.'

— Lana Condor

Iron Man is my most favorite human, character, person in the world.

— Lana Condor

Hollywood screwed up in the past. They made Asians the other - a separate group that could only hang out with each…

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I wash my face with Boscia's charcoal cleanser because I think it cleanses really well. And then I spray my face with…

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I've never been more aware of my Asianness and femaleness than working in Hollywood.

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No one writes each other letters anymore, but I think there's something so special about receiving a really heartfelt letter, still.

— Lana Condor

People in Hollywood defer to what they know, which is a white lead, particularly in romantic comedies.

— Lana Condor

My parents always wanted me to learn about my culture and tried to make me eat Vietnamese food.

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I don't think we should be stuck to only loving people based on what they look like.

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I was born in Vietnam, and I was adopted by an Irish lady and a Hungarian man, and then I moved to…

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Whenever I meet someone new, I always extend a hand and say, 'Hi I'm Lana Condor... Condor like the ugly endangered bird.'…

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I like to make people feel more comfortable, and it's great to have this platform and be able to shed light on…

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My parents would dress us up in traditional Vietnamese clothing to go to school for heritage day. We have a Vietnamese nanny…

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If I wasn't acting, I would want to be in the food and restaurant business. I really love to cook and am…

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I have this big, old, oversize Levi's denim jacket, and I honestly think it might be for a dude. And on the…

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One time, I went bodysurfing in St. Bart's with a friend. The waves were so intense, and my body was just getting…

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What if the Internet breaks tomorrow? Then you'd realize that you're a human being, and you're not validated by what other people…

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When I first started auditioning, I was so, dare I say, desperate and hungry for a job that I pretty much went…

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I honestly dress like a man. Like, I wear sweatpants and T-shirts all the time.

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With 'To All the Boys,' it's not an Asian rom-com. We tried to tell the coming-of-age story of a 16-year-old girl who…

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I always have moments on set where I think, 'Oh my God, this is my life right now.' And it could've been…

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I can only do the best I can from what I read from the book, and hopefully it translates on camera.

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I've been very fortunate to have good people in my life, and when you find good people, you gotta hold onto them…

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I think that's very important, that a friend makes you laugh, and you're just giddy around them all the time.

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I wanted to go to college to be a journalist and follow in my dad's work. And then I became an actor.

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Life's too short. Don't be afraid to love and then keep loving and keep loving and doing more loving.

— Lana Condor

This is going to sound so cliche, but I believe this through and through: Don't be afraid to be yourself.

— Lana Condor

The way 'TATB' depicts race, and how it normalizes our differences, is actually one of the things I am most proud of.

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I hoped that I would be a lead in my career; of course that was a hope of mine. But I never…

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I love educating myself on different cultures' dishes and foods that are important and celebrated within that culture. I also think food…

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I grew up on 'Spongebob.' If I had known there was an even better cartoon out there like 'X-Men,' you best believe…

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I've had people ask, 'Oh, do you feel like you're spearheading a movement?' And I don't. I feel that it's not just…

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In middle school, I did the whole, like, 'Do you like me? Check this box yes, check this box no,' I did…

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It's so refreshing when I walk in and see a bunch of Asian actresses all competing for the same role because it…

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My background is in dance, but as soon as I found acting and realized that I could entertain people, not just with…

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When you do action stuff and sci-fi stuff, you have a lot to hide behind - the hair and the makeup and…

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Being an actor is hard. It's so true... auditioning is literally our full-time job, and then, if we are so lucky to…

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