Acting just didn't seem like a viable option. I didn't have any connections in the industry, and I had little support from my family. Also, there just weren't a lot of Asian-Americans on TV or in the movies. — Randall Park Copy Share Image
When I was at UCLA, a professor there encouraged me to write, and so I looked into specializing in creative writing in the English… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
I remember, as a kid, I loved kimchi. It wasn't weird to me at all because it was in our house all the time.… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
I ended up going into the Master's program for Asian-American studies at UCLA, in part because I was passionate about it, but also because… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
People would call me Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan or whatever popular martial artist there was at that time. I also remember the other… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
Early on, when I first started acting professionally, it was really important for me to get my parents on board, because they were so… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
Danny Chung in 'Veep' is a really unique, very anti-stereotypical role for an Asian-American actor, and being able to play that has been super… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
There are a lot of communities within the Asian Pacific Islander umbrella that are predominantly more working-class or lower class, and those stories haven't… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
I pretty much ate everything that I like and I've always wanted to eat and I just didn't hold myself back and it was… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
I remember in the '70s or the early '80s, there were a lot of viewpoints represented on TV. And I don't know what happened.… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
Sometimes I have no choice but to wear my hair and I try to make it look as normal as possible, but no, there's… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
Acting just didn't seem like a viable option. I didn't have any connections in the industry, and I had little support from my family.… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
I always feel that comedy, at its best, tackles issues that are controversial, polarizing, volatile, and sheds light onto those issues and the people… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
There's one stereotype in the industry that Asian people aren't funny, I've heard that over and over again. — Randall Park Copy Share Image
