Art Quote by Simu Liu

As an Asian man in the industry, you had to know martial arts.

— Simu Liu

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

— John Cho

Prior to 'Tokyo Drift,' the iconic perception of Asians in Hollywood films has been either the Kung Fu guy, the Yakuza guy or some…

— Sung Kang

As a community, we're fighting for Asians to play Asian roles. And then there's the other battle, which is Asian Americans playing roles that…

— Ross Butler

We want to be seen as more than just martial artists, or bad stereotype token roles in American TV and movies.

— Dat Phan

I'd like to see more Asian-American roles where the ethnicity of the character can be swapped to another. We can, of course, play the…

— Karen Fukuhara

It's really taking a while but I do think it's becoming more acceptable to cast Asians in roles that weren't originally slated for someone…

— Lucy Liu

In Hollywood, there's not a ton of roles for Asian people. So a lot of it is waiting and waiting and waiting.

— Hong Chau

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

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

A lot of people don't realize, when you are acting in a martial arts film, you're not just performing martial arts. You're not just…

— Donnie Yen

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

— John Cho