Asian Quotes · Page 11

Let's have a moment of silence for all the chubby Asian dudes that are getting 'Gangnam style!' yelled at them by bros…

— Aziz Ansari

Usually when you're Asian and you're on set, you're the only Asian there. Either you're the token Asian or you're the Asian…

— Jimmy O. Yang

For so long, the narrative - I'm speaking for Latinx - we've been invisible, the ones cleaning and taking care of your…

— Tanya Saracho

I've always been very passionate about trying to have Asian-Americans or Asian faces be more prominent in mainstream media.

— Eric Nam

You can tell I'm a very, very British person, but I've kept my roots quite strong. I still speak Farsi.

— Omid Djalili

I am very happy that I proved Asian players can deal with the high levels of European football.

— Park Ji-sung

I think growing up, I didn't ever attempt to define my Koreanness. It was just this intrinsic part of me.

— Michelle Zauner

The Asian Championships are like the Olympics because the top 6 or top 8 are already here.

— Hidilyn Diaz

People like to say that East Asians in general, and Japanese in particular, are not very expressive: there's that term 'inscrutable.' But…

— David Mitchell

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

— Lana Condor

I can be described as many things, but no description of me is complete without saying 'Englishman.' My parents were from Liverpool…

— Mike Myers

I can't go white, Indian, Asian, Latin. For me, in my existence, if I'm anything, I'm inclusive of everyone, and we are…

— Vin Diesel

I try to fix things between the Asian community and the English community. There are always going to be racial things there,…

— Amir Khan

I am not given to superstition, yet there are certain places in old Asian countries where human beings have been born and…

— Pearl S. Buck

What's happening is that Asian and Latino and other groups without that history are more likely to end up in either black…

— Michael Emerson

I was made fun of in the Midwest - I was the only Asian in my graduating class of 200. Fortunately, I…

— Reggie Lee

I saw my job [as president] as to try to move the world from an unstable condition of interdependence toward more integrated…

— William J. Clinton

Does people not asking me about Asian American literature mean they don't see it as its own literary tradition? I certainly believe…

— Hanya Yanagihara

Most people no longer believe that buying sneakers made in Asian sweatshops is a kindness to those child laborers. Farming is similar.…

— Barbara Kingsolver

A lot of times, people think of Asian culture as some mythical world instead of modern people with modern occupations with modern…

— Constance Wu

The momentum of Asia's economic development is already generating massive pressures for the exploration and exploitation of new sources of energy and…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

As a community, we're fighting for Asians to play Asian roles. And then there's the other battle, which is Asian Americans playing…

— Ross Butler

Three women were brought to the Singapore General Hospital, each in the same condition and needing a blood transfusion. The first, a…

— Lee Kuan Yew

I went to a public high school and most of the comedy was coming from the black kids and the Asian kids…

— Brett Ratner

Parts for Asians are hard enough to get, and if Tee, which sounds kind of generically Asian, helps me get roles, so…

— Brian Tee

“It's the 21st century. I am not submissive. I can own property. You cannot call me exotic.”

— The Thoughtful Beast

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

— Joshua Wong

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

— Lee Isaac Chung

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

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

— Jenny Han

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

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

— Morena Baccarin

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

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

— Simu Liu

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

— Maggie Q

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

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

— Gina Rodriguez