Constance Wu

I am definitely trying not to take films that are mostly about dude problems, not because I don't think they're worthy problems,…

— Constance Wu

I'm constantly paranoid that I'll be unemployed for the rest of my life... and have to go back folding shirts at the…

— Constance Wu

The one dream I have is to do a musical. I love singing, but most people don't know because I don't sell…

— Constance Wu

If the expression of and advocating for your values makes you lose a job or a person, then that person/job sorta just...…

— Constance Wu

Being an actor, in and of itself, is just hard. You have to just do it for its own sake.

— Constance Wu

If somebody judges me, then they're not my people, and that's all right.

— Constance Wu

At one point, I quit acting for a little bit to study psycholinguistics - somewhat a more practical career. It just didn't…

— Constance Wu

Public service is about serving all the people, including the ones who are not like you.

— Constance Wu

People's passion and desire for authenticity is strong.

— Constance Wu

I feel like I could carry a movie or a show, and I'll mess up here and there, and I'll learn from…

— Constance Wu

If the writing is good, then the writing is already funny. All you have to do is make this funny writing true…

— Constance Wu

Authentic programming that shows the outside world garners authentic interest.

— Constance Wu

I passionately support Hillary Clinton for president because she has devoted her life to public service and has been willing to learn…

— Constance Wu

I don't have the best family life. I'm not going to have a sob story and be like, my parents abandoned me,…

— Constance Wu

Specificity is what makes good storytelling, and good storytelling is what makes money, and making money is then what encourages new producers…

— Constance Wu

Everyone's going to fail at some point. Even if you choose the steadiest career, you're going to go through that.

— Constance Wu

I'm okay with not having a super-secure lifestyle because if you're doing what you like, you don't need stuff to fill any…

— Constance Wu

The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more your comedic choices…

— Constance Wu

I wish reporters were more in tune to the difference between the Asian experience and the Asian-American experience. I think often they…

— Constance Wu

My family is Chinese-Taiwanese. I'm from Richmond, Virginia. The community in which I grew up was pretty white. The storybooks you got…

— Constance Wu

A lot of times, people think of Asian culture as some mythical world instead of modern people with modern occupations with modern…

— Constance Wu

Listening to an underserved population is how you begin to understand them and serve them better.

— Constance Wu

I'm always hungry for the next thing. I'm never resting on my laurels.

— Constance Wu

People are embracing the thing that made them different growing up instead of letting that thing elicit shame.

— Constance Wu

My dad got a job as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He teaches biology and genetics. My dad has been obsessed…

— Constance Wu