Asian Quotes · Page 18

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

— Maggie Q

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

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

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

— Morena Baccarin

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 think white people like to tell Asian people how they should feel about race because they're too scared to tell black…

— Margaret Cho

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

Given that trade benefited the Asian economies on the way up, it seems natural that the slowdown in global trade, whatever its…

— Jerome Powell

I always tell Asian actors, especially Filipinos wanting to break into Hollywood, to study, study and study and show their best. I…

— Reggie Lee

My parents loved me, and I think they realized that I was probably not going to have a normal 9-to-5 job. For…

— Jason Wu

If someone were to call me 'the next Amy Tan,' it would not be because - or not primarily because - we…

— Celeste Ng

From my experience, I would say no: actors of East Asian descent don't get the opportunities white actors do. I know that's…

— Gemma Chan

My wife and I have always been Anglophiles. We always felt we were born in another life in England. I was in…

— Robert Vaughn

Asian food is very easy to like because it hits your mouth very differently than European food does. In European food, there…

— Tom Colicchio

It's interesting for myself, growing up as an Asian-American filmmaker. Coming into the industry, my parents always said, "No one's going to…

— Daniel Radcliffe

Chairman Priebus set out on an early and historic political outreach plan which called for investing resources early to build the RNC…

— Matt Schlapp

My favorite thing is landscaping. I love landscaping. And so what I'll do is, mostly I put language into search engines, and…

— Michele Bachmann

My heritage is something that I have always been aware of, however, some would say that there is a disproportionately low number…

— Nathan Adrian

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

It's always fun to see faces that are either familiar or resemble yours. I was fascinated by movies like 'Big Trouble in…

— Ng Chin Han

I am honored to have Ajamu Baraka as a running mate. I think he brings enormous credibility in the disenfranchised communities, not…

— Jill Stein

I do think it's getting better, but I have noticed that Asians are not well represented in awards shows, and not a…

— Lauren Tom

Television and movies were our biggest teachers. When we came to the United States, the Vietnam War was just ratcheting up. And…

— Alex Tizon

Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.

— Patrick Chan

I don't want the Latino community to think I think the reason Latino films are not doing well is because of us.…

— Gina Rodriguez

I don't want to have people brought in simply because they are black or Asian.

— Trevor Phillips

Coming out of college into the draft, being Asian-American and being from Harvard, that's not going to be an advantage because of…

— Jeremy Lin

You have to be able to laugh at yourself. That's what I tell Asian people all the time.

— Sarah Silverman

I hope you didn't bring the Asian kid along thinking he's a computer genius. Because I'm not," Takumi said.

— John Green

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

— Gina Rodriguez

Well, this is one thing I cannot over stand. Dem nah teach me nothin' 'bout mi Asian plan.

— Capleton

I was raised on Hong Kong movies with Asian stars, so I'm still learning about Hollywood underrepresenting certain people.

— Henry Golding

You know, we never grew up with Asian American role models in the entertainment industry, unfortunately. I'd never seen an Asian face…

— Eric Nam

On my adventurers into the porn world, I noticed there's one thing that doesn't exist. Asian men.

— Daniel Ellis

Other Asian actors, especially American-born actors, sometimes shy away from immigrant roles.

— Jimmy O. Yang

Holding those two identities of being gay and Asian have, I guess, made my skin a little thicker.

— Bowen Yang

I always assumed that my otherness was a curse - that I would be held back by my Asian and queer identities.

— Eugene Lee Yang

Part of my heritage being Korean, it's going to be interesting going to Korea and answering these questions dealing with North and…

— Rick Yune

There isn't a traditional background of Asian women playing sport, but that's changing.

— Isa Guha