Always Quote by Eric Nam

In British TV, if there is an Asian character, there usually has to be a reason for them to be Asian, whereas in America,…

— Jessica Henwick

You know, we never grew up with Asian American role models in the entertainment industry, unfortunately. I'd never seen an Asian face singing on…

— Eric Nam

I always felt that just being an actor is difficult. Being an Asian-American actor doesn't make it more difficult. I see it as an…

— Keiko Agena

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 didn't think it was possible for Asians to be actors.

— John Cho

For the most part, the roles Asians can get aren't necessarily well-rounded, and more often than not, they're stereotypes. But that's all we have.…

— Brian Tee

Growing up, I never saw Asian-Americans on TV at all.

— Brenda Song

The more visibility, the more opportunities for Asian-American actors to play great roles. It goes to the studios opening up roles they might not…

— Nahnatchka Khan

I laugh at that because heres a little secret that no Asian actor will ever tell you. Every Asian has to read and has…

— Ken Jeong

With Asian-Americans actors, specifically, there's been fewer opportunities for them in TV and film and fewer that have the ability to actually make a…

— Jenny Han

In Hollywood, I was never restricted to just one Asian character. I've been cast as a Chinese, a Vietnamese, a Korean, a Japanese and…

— Dante Basco

As a community, as a group of people as a society, Asian Americans have not always been visible, but we've always been present.

— Tamlyn Tomita