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I grew up watching Hong Kong noir films. As a kid, I often imagined myself playing the lead role in such movies, performing gun…

— Jeon Yeo-been

I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience.

— Robert Duvall

Because I sidestepped all the stereotypical roles, in a way I've made a career out of not being Asian - a lot of my…

— John Cho

Hong Kong people, they treat me more like a director, like a producer, like a filmmaker. If they recognize me, they treat me as…

— Stephen Chow

I was raised on Hong Kong movies with Asian stars, so I'm still learning about Hollywood underrepresenting certain people.

— Henry Golding

I see myself as a character actor, and I've always been drawn to playing characters that are different from myself because acting is escapism…

— Alessandro Nivola

I've thought about doing other dramatic roles besides westerns, but I grew up in the West and I know the West.

— Ken Curtis

I didn't come up in a culture or society that looked on me as a movie star. I was the bad guy. I was…

— Bill Duke

The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres.

— Andrew Scott

Down South, I have predominantly acted in typical candy-floss films, where I have played cheerful college-girl roles with songs and romantic scenes.

— Pranitha Subhash

It's not always expected of filmmakers to do stereotyped stories. But one has to be willing to travel to festivals and hook up with…

— Haile Gerima

After 'Prom Night' I did two movies where I was playing a prostitute. I gravitate towards characters that have some sort of inner turmoil…

— Brittany Snow