Asian Quote by Jimmy O. Yang

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

The thing with being able to do accents is that it's still completely separate from being an actor.

— Alessandro Nivola

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

Acting for me was hard enough without having to think of the accent. And also, when I was auditioning for stuff I would walk…

— Jonathan LaPaglia

I played a Siamese girl from Thailand. I played an Arabian girl. I did a lot of American Indians. I never, ever was able…

— Rita Moreno

Other Asian actors, especially American-born actors, sometimes shy away from immigrant roles.

— Jimmy O. Yang

Today, actors aren't forced to ditch their regional accents like they used to. The best example's Tom Baker, a Scouser who went to great…

— Matt Berry

I believe a good actor does not have an accent of his own.

— Mukul Dev

I've heard other actors saying they don't want to play a character with an accent at all. To me, that's kind of an insult…

— Jimmy O. Yang

I think doing different accents is part of the job of acting, really. It's something else that I quite enjoy the challenge of, to…

— David Tennant

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

Personally, just as an actor, I love accents; they're fun.

— Carla Gugino