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“It'd be nice if Asian actors could be perceived as profitable, which is the bottom line. We're perceived as not mattering much fiscally.”

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

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I don't know if I trust entertainment to teach anyone anything.

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Not sleeping, listening to Paul Auster on Fresh Air. His function, tonight and ever, has been to remind me that I will die. Thanks…

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For a while, I was feeling like I was always playing characters that weren't specifically Korean or specifically Asian, even - that they were…

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I hereby call for the execution of the person who designed the layout of rite aid stores.

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