--- title: "3 Philippines Quotes By Reggie Lee" description: "3 Philippines quotes by Reggie Lee. Plus more from Reggie Lee and more Philippines sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/reggie-lee-15574_books_when-i-was-growing-up-in-the-philippines_353088.jpg" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/reggie-lee-15574_books_when-i-was-growing-up-in-the-philippines_353088.jpg) > [Kusewera, an organization that fosters orphanages in Africa and the Philippines and encourages through creative play and education. Anything and everything that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/kusewera-an-organization-that-fosters-orphanages-in-africa-and-the/) [Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/reggie-lee-15574_anything-and-everyth_kusewera-an-organization-that-fosters-or_1455922.jpg) > [I swear to God I was freaked out about the Aswang when I was a kid in the Philippines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/i-swear-to-god-i-was-freaked-out-about-the-aswang-when-i-was-a-kid-in/) [Reggie Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/reggie-lee-15574_about_i-swear-to-god-i-was-freaked-out-about-t_2489565.jpg) ## Other authors on Philippines - [Carlos P. Romulo 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/carlos-p-romulo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-francis-75890.jpg) Pope Francis 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/pope-francis/) - [Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/gloria-macapagal-arroyo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-miguel-syjuco-67854.jpg) Miguel Syjuco 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/miguel-syjuco/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-manny-pacquiao-63040.jpg) Manny Pacquiao 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/manny-pacquiao/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-imelda-marcos-43273.jpg) Imelda Marcos 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/imelda-marcos/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arthur-keith-14980.jpg) Benigno Aquino III 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/benigno-aquino-iii/) - [Pia Wurtzbach 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/pia-wurtzbach/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-apl-de-ap-5259.jpg) apl.de.ap 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/apl-de-ap/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-jose-rizal-53210.jpg) Jose Rizal 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/jos-rizal/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-zhat-2183.jpg) Zhat 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/zhat/) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/philippines/reggie-lee/#itemlist", "name": "3 Philippines Quotes By Reggie Lee", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read to me most was Pinocchio.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Reggie Lee" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-lee/when-i-was-growing-up-in-the-philippines-the-story-that-was-read-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/reggie-lee-15574_books_when-i-was-growing-up-in-the-philippines_353088.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/reggie-lee-15574_books_when-i-was-growing-up-in-the-philippines_353088.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/reggie-lee-15574_books_when-i-was-growing-up-in-the-philippines_353088.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read to me most was Pinocchio.” — Reggie Lee", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Kusewera, an organization that fosters orphanages in Africa and the Philippines and encourages through creative play and education. 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