As a small kid from Texas, I just imagined that Hollywood was this world that was really foreign and far away and I didn't see many Asians on screen, so I had no idea that I could even be a… — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share Image
YouTube opened up the types of voices and alternative ways of viewing ourselves that would never have been greenlit by a Hollywood studio. — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
A lot of times I go to a comedy show, I sit there and wait for the comedian to run out of ideas and… — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
Some people just yell 'Asian BuzzFeed guy!' and I turn around and distinctly yell back 'Eugene!' — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
There's a reason we all cried when Gina Rodriguez won that Golden Globe. It didn't matter if we're Latina. We get it. We're just… — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
I think that there's a lot of different factors that played into the coming out process I've had with the public. You know, it's… — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
Even before BuzzFeed, Asian-American faces and voices were so prevalent online as huge YouTubers. — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
Digital content is it's own industry that is going through it's own growing pains as with any other industry. — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
I think as you become a more open person and let others in, just in your regular life, you'll be surprised by how much… — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
I'm most concerned with committing to characters that contribute to more complex, modern and dynamic Asian-American representation on screen. — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
Growing up in Texas, I was already dealing with the fact that I didn't even know I was Asian until a certain age. I… — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
We have the right to be angry about our representation in the media. It's just not a reflection of how we live our daily… — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
Content isn't just a brand or message that you develop yourself and then throw out into the echo chamber. It's a mirror. — Eugene Lee Yang Copy Share
