About Quote by Justin Chon

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

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

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

When I started acting... the community was largely Chinese-American or Japanese-American, so even then I felt like a minority in the minority.

— John Cho

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

No matter what happens, we couldn't let people say Asian-American actors can't act.

— Mako

As soon as you start looking into roles which are specifically Asian, Black, or Latina, you start looking at stereotypes. That's the issue minority…

— Jessica Henwick

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

— 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

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

Even if you look at 'American Idol,' or 'X-Factor,' or 'The Voice' or anything, it was always difficult to see an Asian or an…

— Eric Nam

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

— John Cho