Asian american Quote by John Cho Download Open image “The Asian-American kids I meet respond to a democracy in the vulgarity of my roles.” — John Cho ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Asian american Children Democracy Kids Meet
There was a stage when I was a little embarrassed about my Asian upbringing. — Henry Golding Copy Share Image
Growing up, there were stereotypes being put onto me as an Asian person that I had no control over, and that made me extremely… — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to disrespect anybody by saying this - I'm not sure I feel any interaction with Asian America in any collective sense.… — Chad Hugo Copy Share Image
Every time I do something, I think, 'Am I portraying Asian people in the way I want to be portrayed?' — Ronny Chieng Copy Share Image
All Asian parents are into your children having a respectable, decent stable job. Acting was unimaginable to my parents. — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
This is the culture you're raising your kids in. Don't be surprised if it blows up in your face. — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
I have been called racist slurs and been treated differently because I am Asian American. — Michelle Steel Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I try to take roles that don't fall within the parameters of any Asian stereotype. — John Cho Copy Share Image
What was exciting to me in talking to Kogonada was I was just very convinced that he was a very real and pure artist.… — John Cho Copy Share Image
There was a while where every role I was getting offered was extremely noble - like the judge or the kindly nurse. — John Cho Copy Share Image
With music I get to feel real ownership with what I do. I write it, I perform it and even if it is crap,… — John Cho Copy Share Image
I've found that one's language abilities, especially for Korean kids like me, get frozen at the age you immigrated. So I've always associated Korea… — John Cho Copy Share Image
It's really weird to be in more than one franchise because an actor's life is so nomadic, and so it's a real privilege to… — John Cho Copy Share Image
I feel like there's this need that the Asian-American community has to feel like people. It's something that Asians in Asia do not understand… — John Cho Copy Share Image
Not sleeping, listening to Paul Auster on Fresh Air. His function, tonight and ever, has been to remind me that I will die. Thanks… — John Cho Copy Share Image
Conversely, the most powerful thing an actor can say is "no." If something is presented and it's a stereotypical role or something, you can… — John Cho Copy Share Image
For a while, I was feeling like I was always playing characters that weren't specifically Korean or specifically Asian, even - that they were… — John Cho Copy Share Image
I hereby call for the execution of the person who designed the layout of rite aid stores. — John Cho Copy Share Image
“Why I am Passionate and Dedicated 1000% to producing and bringing my books Loving Summer, Bitter Frost, and other book series to the Screen… — Kailin Gow Copy Share Image
The narrative needs to change. Asian-American actresses don't want to be the damsels in distress anymore. We don't want to be saved, especially by… — Jamie Chung Copy Share Image
I have been called racist slurs and been treated differently because I am Asian American. — Michelle Steel Copy Share Image
I feel like there's this need that the Asian-American community has to feel like people. It's something that Asians in Asia do not understand… — John Cho Copy Share Image
I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people. We can now have action movies with two stars… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Asian American success is often presented as something of a horror - robotic, unfeeling machines psychotically hellbent on excelling, products of abusive tiger parenting… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
I wish people wouldn't just see me as the Asian girl who beats everyone up, or the Asian girl with no emotion. People see… — Lucy Liu Copy Share Image
My heritage is something that I have always been aware of, however, some would say that there is a disproportionately low number of Asians… — Nathan Adrian Copy Share Image
I ended up going into the Master's program for Asian-American studies at UCLA, in part because I was passionate about it, but also because… — Randall Park Copy Share Image
Nationally, more than one million Asian American entrepreneurs create jobs in their communities, helping fuel local commerce. In New York, we have seen firsthand… — Nydia Velazquez Copy Share Image
“The irony of acquiring a foreign tongue is that I have amassed just enough cheap, serviceable words to fuel my desires and never, never… — Monique Truong Copy Share Image
“My nose does not look like Barbie's nose and that's perfectly fine.” — The Thoughtful Beast Copy Share Image
