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title: "3 Young Filmmakers Quotes By Tamlyn Tomita"
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> [I love independent films because I love to help, I love to assist, I love to pass along knowledge or experience to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-love-independent-films-because-i-love-to-help-i-love-to-assist-i/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/tamlyn-tomita-9730_break_i-love-independent-films-because-i-love_960869.jpg)

> [I usually try to connect with young filmmakers over the phone so I can hear them and just pick their brain as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-usually-try-to-connect-with-young-filmmakers-over-the-phone-so-i/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/173/tamlyn-tomita-9730_brain_i-usually-try-to-connect-with-young-film_1999764.jpg)

> [It's a do-it-yourself kind of era with these pieces and bits of technology called iPhones. You can film your own stuff and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/it-s-a-do-it-yourself-kind-of-era-with-these-pieces-and-bits-of/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/tamlyn-tomita-9730_fantastic_it-s-a-do-it-yourself-kind-of-era-with-t_2358021.jpg)

## More by Tamlyn Tomita

> [In fact, when we as neuro-typical people encounter a person with autism spectrum syndrome who's always been that way it is that we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/in-fact-when-we-as-neuro-typical-people-encounter-a-person-with/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [I didn't want to be trapped in an idea of replicating other 'Star Trek' characters; especially Vulcans. But my love and I have Spock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-didn-t-want-to-be-trapped-in-an-idea-of-replicating-other-star-trek/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [I'm much too egotistical to move outside the acting realm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-m-much-too-egotistical-to-move-outside-the-acting-realm/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [So if they happen to be over the age of 35 and they're male? They're probably going to recognize me from 'The Karate Kid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/so-if-they-happen-to-be-over-the-age-of-35-and-they-re-male-they-re/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [The wonderful John Avildsen was a hero and father figure who was really present in my life even though we didn't have day-to-day or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/the-wonderful-john-avildsen-was-a-hero-and-father-figure-who-was/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [I don't think as a society, as a nation we would ever wear swastikas openly again, but aligning ourselves with the kind of rhetoric…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-don-t-think-as-a-society-as-a-nation-we-would-ever-wear-swastikas/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [To be honest, I am not theatre-trained and though I am confident in my skill set, to do theatre requires a better-tuned set of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/to-be-honest-i-am-not-theatre-trained-and-though-i-am-confident-in-my/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [As a community, as a group of people as a society, Asian Americans have not always been visible, but we've always been present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/as-a-community-as-a-group-of-people-as-a-society-asian-americans-have/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [Film and television are major vehicles for American storytelling, and America is the biggest exporter and influencer in the world in terms of telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/film-and-television-are-major-vehicles-for-american-storytelling-and/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [I just tell young people to find their way. Keep your eyes open. Keep your ears open and keep your heart open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-just-tell-young-people-to-find-their-way-keep-your-eyes-open-keep/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [We know that there were so many Japanese American soldiers in World War II who were fighting in Europe despite the fact that their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/we-know-that-there-were-so-many-japanese-american-soldiers-in-world/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [Twitter vs Instagram is a left brain versus right brain kind of social media device. Twitter is for speaking, whereas Instagram is for your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/twitter-vs-instagram-is-a-left-brain-versus-right-brain-kind-of/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [You can't escape 'Star Trek' influence, especially characters you literally grew up with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/you-can-t-escape-star-trek-influence-especially-characters-you/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [But I'm proud to come from a family of Republicans and, yes, we have some spirited discussions in our family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/but-i-m-proud-to-come-from-a-family-of-republicans-and-yes-we-have/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [The fact is that we wouldn't have found out about Manzanar except in our story-telling because it was really never told in the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/the-fact-is-that-we-wouldn-t-have-found-out-about-manzanar-except-in/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

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