Country Quote by Gemma Chan

There has to be more opportunities for Asian or black actors.

— Adeel Akhtar

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 aren't as many roles, and I think there's a lack of openness in casting an Asian character in a leading role or unless…

— Kimiko Glenn

The truth is, as an Asian American actor, there really are only certain opportunities.

— Greta Lee

I believe that we are still hovering around the realm of Asians playing all types of Asians. I do not see that changing any…

— Steven Yeun

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

— John Cho

It's really taking a while but I do think it's becoming more acceptable to cast Asians in roles that weren't originally slated for someone…

— Lucy Liu

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

It's not easy for Chinese actors to do foreign films, and it's not easy for foreign actors to do Chinese films.

— Zhou Xun

In my life I do look up to actors, at my age I ask myself, who else is playing interesting parts at my age…

— Joan Chen

I hope Hong Kong and Asia wants to hire American Asian actresses as much as Hollywood has been hiring Chinese actors from Asia.

— Ming-Na Wen

We do see Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun Fat, but it's very rare to see the Chinese male actor in Hollywood movies,…

— Nicolas Cage