Character Quote by John Cho

I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian.

— John Cho

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

— John Cho

I think, because of my background, which is slightly more exotic than the average British actor, I think, I sort of occupied this little…

— Alfred Molina

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

I've built a career in Asia for 18 years, playing roles that had nothing to do with my race because everybody's Chinese in the films.

— Daniel Wu

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

I've shied away from playing Asian characters. if you look back, I'm playing characters that have no relevance to my ethnicity.

— Jessica Henwick

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

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

— Ronny Chieng

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

Acting just didn't seem like a viable option. I didn't have any connections in the industry, and I had little support from my family.…

— Randall Park

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