Asian Quotes · Page 7

Whenever I meet a Korean, I ask about their immigration history.

— John Cho

I'm about as Chinese as Herbert Hoover.

— Paul Muni

Asian music influenced Debussy, who influenced me - it's all a huge circle.

— Ryuichi Sakamoto

I was born in America, but I consider myself a Filipino.

— Jessica Sanchez

I don't think you've ever coached till you've coached an Asian team.

— Mickey Arthur

There really aren't any completely Asian people singing right now.

— Utada Hikaru

Don't cheat off an Asian they're over rated.

— Shane Dawson

Yeah, I'm sure there are stereotypes of Asian people.

— James Iha

People are racist about redheads in a way they'd never dare to be about black or Asian people.

— Mick Hucknall

I don't think people should be afraid of portraying people with accents, especially Asian accents.

— Nico Santos

Marriage Asian-style is practical, contractual and, to the western mind, deeply unromantic.

— Jemima Khan

Don't break me up - I wouldn't offend any person, be they black, Asian or whatever.

— Mickey Rooney

I'm an Asian guy growing up in London so I see myself as British, but India is part of my culture.

— Dev Patel

I definitely have been approached and reached out to by a lot of young Asian American and Asian women, which has been…

— Phillipa Soo

I had a couple of Asian readers and other folks tell me, "Oh, you have a lot of sex in your writing."

— Shirley Geok-lin Lim

Growing up as an Asian American, we're lucky to have two sentences in a history book about the Chinese-American experience.

— Justin Lin

Historically and culturally, New York City and our entire nation simply would not be the same without the infusion of Asian traditions.…

— Nydia Velazquez

I think that a lot of actors of color have said that it's a wonderful thing to play a role that doesn't…

— Hong Chau

I know when I was growing up in New York, whenever I turned on the television, I never saw a face that…

— Yunjin Kim

And so in terms of territorial control, in terms of economic preeminence, the western share of the gross world product is declining…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Western artists stand as humans looking at nature; Asian artists try to be in nature. You become one with nature rather than…

— Brice Marden

Great numbers of Asian Americans do not fit the model minority or 'tiger family' stereotypes, living instead in multigenerational poverty far from…

— Eric Liu

I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about…

— Zhu Rongji

I grew up in a predominantly Asian and Mexican community, and because I did breakdance and poplock and all that, I did…

— Taboo

Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research…

— Amy Chua

Not possessing definite geographical boundaries, at least in the East - its distinction from Asia is problematic, considering that two large countries,…

— Roberto Esposito

The strike and its outcome had an enormous impact on the system of education and on our lives as well. The strike…

— Danny Glover

First, you have stereotypes, and that will be the black drug dealer, the east Asian kung fu master, the Middle Eastern terrorist…

— Riz Ahmed

The most important thing to keep in mind is the incredible diversity of talent that's out there - there are so many…

— Kevin Kwan

Now, they hold the World Cup every year, so it's like any Super Series. It's boring. To me, it's very boring. I…

— Taufik Hidayat

I and most Australians want our immigration policy radically reviewed and that of multiculturalism abolished. I believe we are in danger of…

— Pauline Hanson

Think of being curled up and floating in a darkness. Even if you could think, even if you had an imagination, would…

— Denis Johnson

Not only was I not white, to many people I wasn’t Asian either

— Eddie Huang

There has to be more opportunities for Asian or black actors.

— Adeel Akhtar

I told my team, 'I don't want to go out for Asian roles anymore.'

— Ross Butler

My non-Chinese food favorite... can I say sushi? It's still Asian.

— Gok Wan

This is me before I go to an asian market

— Anonymous

Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.

— Bai Ling

It's in your DNA to be a Filipino; how can you just turn your back on it?

— Lea Salonga

I look like I'm Chinese or Thai or Japanese - very different.

— Mary Kom