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> [The objective is not just to save the crew or just to get the ship up, but the superobjective is to get back home to the family and protect the family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/the-objective-is-not-just-to-save-the-crew-or-just-to-get-the-ship-up/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

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## More by John Cho

> [What was exciting to me in talking to Kogonada was I was just very convinced that he was a very real and pure artist.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/what-was-exciting-to-me-in-talking-to-kogonada-was-i-was-just-very/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [I didn't think it was possible for Asians to be actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/i-didn-t-think-it-was-possible-for-asians-to-be-actors/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [There was a while where every role I was getting offered was extremely noble - like the judge or the kindly nurse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/there-was-a-while-where-every-role-i-was-getting-offered-was/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [I don't know if I trust entertainment to teach anyone anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/i-don-t-know-if-i-trust-entertainment-to-teach-anyone-anything/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [With music I get to feel real ownership with what I do. I write it, I perform it and even if it is crap,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/with-music-i-get-to-feel-real-ownership-with-what-i-do-i-write-it-i/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/i-ve-found-that-one-s-language-abilities-especially-for-korean-kids/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/it-s-really-weird-to-be-in-more-than-one-franchise-because-an-actor-s/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/i-feel-like-there-s-this-need-that-the-asian-american-community-has/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [Not sleeping, listening to Paul Auster on Fresh Air. His function, tonight and ever, has been to remind me that I will die. Thanks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/not-sleeping-listening-to-paul-auster-on-fresh-air-his-function/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/conversely-the-most-powerful-thing-an-actor-can-say-is-no-if/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [For a while, I was feeling like I was always playing characters that weren't specifically Korean or specifically Asian, even - that they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/for-a-while-i-was-feeling-like-i-was-always-playing-characters-that/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [I hereby call for the execution of the person who designed the layout of rite aid stores.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/i-hereby-call-for-the-execution-of-the-person-who-designed-the-layout/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [Typically, actors overplay jargon or toss it away in an extravagant display of casualness. Real people hit the important parts hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/typically-actors-overplay-jargon-or-toss-it-away-in-an-extravagant/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [I grew up speaking Korean, but my dad spoke English very well. I learned a lot of how to speak English by watching television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/i-grew-up-speaking-korean-but-my-dad-spoke-english-very-well-i/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

> [Sometimes I feel indie directors are in the game so they can make a film to get hired to do a big film -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/sometimes-i-feel-indie-directors-are-in-the-game-so-they-can-make-a/)

[John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/)

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