Asian Quote by Jessica Henwick

Every time I do something, I think, 'Am I portraying Asian people in the way I want to be portrayed?'

— Ronny Chieng

I try to take roles that don't fall within the parameters of any Asian stereotype.

— John Cho

People obsess about casting and representation, but really, all the real work is behind the camera. Casting an Asian American into a bad role…

— Ali Wong

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

One stereotype I get a lot as an Asian actress is that you're playing the model minority - that Asians are the best, that…

— Jessica Henwick

It's funny - when I started acting, I didn't know I was going to be talking about Asian-American issues so much. You know what,…

— Justin Chon

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

— Henry Golding

Sometimes, we want Asians in the media, but we don't want them to talk about being Asian. For me, that's interesting because I'm from…

— Ronny Chieng

Growing up as an Asian American in this society, there were a lot of times where you feel isolated or out of place as…

— Ming-Na Wen

There is something missing in Asian America. They're missing people to tell them, 'It's okay to be who you are - you belong. Just…

— Simu Liu

When you are in America, at least for me, as an immigrant, I try to be as Americanized as I could. I just want…

— Jimmy O. Yang

Korean-Americans, Asian-Americans are so unbelievably underrepresented in the U.S. entertainment and media industries and I don't think we are given a real shot.

— Eric Nam