Constance Wu

Usually, I'll be auditioning for the third lead, and there will be Latina actresses, Indian actresses, African American actresses because it will…

— Constance Wu

It's my privilege to be able to play somebody not myself. I'm an actor who creates characters based in voice, movement, emotional…

— Constance Wu

There were so few Asians on-screen when I grew up, and the ones who were on-screen weren't given complex characters to play.

— Constance Wu

I'm not a naturally social-media inclined person. I still prefer phone calls to texts/emails. I... hate texts.

— Constance Wu

In terms of pure acting, my role model has always been Philip Seymour Hoffman; I really always loved what he did. I…

— Constance Wu

Make sure your work is never results-oriented. The result is a byproduct of the work, in a way.

— Constance Wu

When I was a teenager, I worked at the Gap for a summer folding shirts. That was pretty mindless and soul-sucking.

— Constance Wu

When I was a 12-year-old middle-schooler in Richmond, Virginia, my local newspaper published an op-ed that I wrote all by myself.

— Constance Wu

All the networks have always been willing to have ethnic people as the third or fourth lead or the best friend to…

— Constance Wu

I'd rather lose all my stuff than lose myself, because I've done that before, and that feels way worse.

— Constance Wu

My first Asian role model was Michelle Kwan. Her beauty comes from within. She's also really beautiful on the outside. But when…

— Constance Wu

I do think there are some actors that can get away with trying to be funny, and they're still funny because they're…

— Constance Wu

I don't fear being outspoken. The only thing I fear is losing my sense of integrity or losing sight of the values…

— Constance Wu

You're never going to please everyone, and if you do, there's something wrong.

— Constance Wu

If you watch any show that stars white people, white people aren't coming up to them like, 'Thank you for showing my…

— Constance Wu

Working on 'Fresh Off the Boat' has been really enlightening to me because it's made me actually think about the roles that…

— Constance Wu