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title: "1 First day of school Quotes By Reggie Lee"
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> [My dad is an ob-gyn - he's retired now - and he wanted to come to the States to make a better life, for opportunity. My mom said that, on the plane ride here, I did not want to speak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/my-dad-is-an-ob-gyn-he-s-retired-now-and-he-wanted-to-come-to-the/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

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## More by Reggie Lee

> [I always tell Asian actors, especially Filipinos wanting to break into Hollywood, to study, study and study and show their best. I haven't stopped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/i-always-tell-asian-actors-especially-filipinos-wanting-to-break-into/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [ More than anything, it's \[yoga\] really led to a solid belief in two fundamental things: that we have everything we will ever need, and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/more-than-anything-it-s-yoga-really-led-to-a-solid-belief-in-two/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [The announcement that I was going to be an actor was made when was I was 10 years old. And that didn't go down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/the-announcement-that-i-was-going-to-be-an-actor-was-made-when-was-i/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [When I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read to me most was Pinocchio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/when-i-was-growing-up-in-the-philippines-the-story-that-was-read-to/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [Everything we will ever need, we already have within us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/everything-we-will-ever-need-we-already-have-within-us/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [I don't play a regular guy at all - never.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/i-don-t-play-a-regular-guy-at-all-never/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [How often, really, do you get a Filipino story line in a show? Not very often. I can't think of any.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/how-often-really-do-you-get-a-filipino-story-line-in-a-show-not-very/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [The other day, a doughnut shop in Portland called Pip's Originals tweeted me telling me that they named a doughnut after me called the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/the-other-day-a-doughnut-shop-in-portland-called-pip-s-originals/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [Most of my background is Filipino and partly Chinese, but mostly Filipino.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/most-of-my-background-is-filipino-and-partly-chinese-but-mostly/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [I took the 'Lee' from my grandparents, who took care of me during the day while my mom was away working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/i-took-the-lee-from-my-grandparents-who-took-care-of-me-during-the/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [I have the biggest sweet tooth, and just recently a doughnut shop in Portland called Pip's Original introduced a doughnut inspired by me called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/i-have-the-biggest-sweet-tooth-and-just-recently-a-doughnut-shop-in/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [My parents have mellowed quite a bit, but, growing up, there was a sense that the only real professions were doctor, engineer, lawyer. Those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/my-parents-have-mellowed-quite-a-bit-but-growing-up-there-was-a-sense/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [I cannot see myself sitting at a desk from nine to five!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/i-cannot-see-myself-sitting-at-a-desk-from-nine-to-five/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [I love being the character actor. I get to stretch my muscles a little more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/i-love-being-the-character-actor-i-get-to-stretch-my-muscles-a-little/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

> [There's this list on Internet Movie Database that I'm on, and it's called 'Actors with High Body Counts.' I'm always playing the bad guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/there-s-this-list-on-internet-movie-database-that-i-m-on-and-it-s/)

[Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/)

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