Early on, I played a Chinese delivery person, and even that, which was very innocuous, felt like I was somehow betraying myself. I felt very self-conscious on set doing that role, with a crew that was almost entirely white. — John Cho Copy Share Image
What was exciting to me in talking to Kogonada was I was just very convinced that he was a very real and pure artist.… — John Cho Copy Share
There was a while where every role I was getting offered was extremely noble - like the judge or the kindly nurse. — John Cho Copy Share
With music I get to feel real ownership with what I do. I write it, I perform it and even if it is crap,… — John Cho Copy Share
I've found that one's language abilities, especially for Korean kids like me, get frozen at the age you immigrated. So I've always associated Korea… — John Cho Copy Share
It's really weird to be in more than one franchise because an actor's life is so nomadic, and so it's a real privilege to… — John Cho Copy Share
I feel like there's this need that the Asian-American community has to feel like people. It's something that Asians in Asia do not understand… — John Cho Copy Share
Not sleeping, listening to Paul Auster on Fresh Air. His function, tonight and ever, has been to remind me that I will die. Thanks… — John Cho Copy Share
Conversely, the most powerful thing an actor can say is "no." If something is presented and it's a stereotypical role or something, you can… — John Cho Copy Share
For a while, I was feeling like I was always playing characters that weren't specifically Korean or specifically Asian, even - that they were… — John Cho Copy Share
I hereby call for the execution of the person who designed the layout of rite aid stores. — John Cho Copy Share
Typically, actors overplay jargon or toss it away in an extravagant display of casualness. Real people hit the important parts hard. — John Cho Copy Share
I grew up speaking Korean, but my dad spoke English very well. I learned a lot of how to speak English by watching television. — John Cho Copy Share
Sometimes I feel indie directors are in the game so they can make a film to get hired to do a big film -… — John Cho Copy Share
