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> [From my experience, I would say no: actors of East Asian descent don't get the opportunities white actors do. I know that's inherently a problem in a country that produces a lot of period drama, but I have to fight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/from-my-experience-i-would-say-no-actors-of-east-asian-descent-don-t/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

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## More by Gemma Chan

> [Getting stuck in a plane for four hours on the tarmac on the hottest day of summer in Italy - it was like being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/getting-stuck-in-a-plane-for-four-hours-on-the-tarmac-on-the-hottest/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [Our whole economy and society is already being changed by the fact that we have increasing unemployment, mass unemployment and that's what we're facing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/our-whole-economy-and-society-is-already-being-changed-by-the-fact/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [I loathe exercise. And I hate gyms. I've never had a personal trainer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/i-loathe-exercise-and-i-hate-gyms-i-ve-never-had-a-personal-trainer/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [Growing up, I never saw any Asian faces on TV, so it didn't feel like a viable option.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/growing-up-i-never-saw-any-asian-faces-on-tv-so-it-didn-t-feel-like-a/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [I do feel a responsibility to try and raise awareness and to help tell the stories of those who may not otherwise have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/i-do-feel-a-responsibility-to-try-and-raise-awareness-and-to-help/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [I think we have a tendency to support the underdogs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/i-think-we-have-a-tendency-to-support-the-underdogs/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [I avoid flying Ryanair if I can. I know that everyone gives them a hard time, but there's a good reason for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/i-avoid-flying-ryanair-if-i-can-i-know-that-everyone-gives-them-a/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [Save the Children is also working to improve accommodation for refugee families living outside settlements. I met a family which had been living in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/save-the-children-is-also-working-to-improve-accommodation-for/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [My parents are wonderful, practical, sensible people, and the expectation was that I would study something academic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/my-parents-are-wonderful-practical-sensible-people-and-the/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [If we just create and don't think about what might happen, that's when we're going to get into trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/if-we-just-create-and-don-t-think-about-what-might-happen-that-s-when/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [I was given a lot of homework: I had to practise ironing as a synth, practise washing up as a synth, cooking a meal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/i-was-given-a-lot-of-homework-i-had-to-practise-ironing-as-a-synth/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [I've always admired the work that Save the Children does to improve the lives of children and their families all over the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/i-ve-always-admired-the-work-that-save-the-children-does-to-improve/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [I visited a Child Friendly Space where children take part in structured play and development activities in a safe environment. These are designed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/i-visited-a-child-friendly-space-where-children-take-part-in/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [I think 'Humans' is more about provoking the idea that there is a class of beings in society that we treat as less than...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/i-think-humans-is-more-about-provoking-the-idea-that-there-is-a-class/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

> [In the past, we've always come up with new jobs for humans to do and so it's always benefitted us, technological progress, but now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gemma-chan/in-the-past-we-ve-always-come-up-with-new-jobs-for-humans-to-do-and/)

[Gemma Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gemma-chan/)

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