Asian Quote by Tamlyn Tomita

A lot of people don't know the passion I have for Asian American cinema.

— Ken Jeong

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

— John Cho

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

Asian Americans haven't had as many opportunities as other people to build their careers in Hollywood, just because there hasn't been that much of…

— Daniel Wu

For the most part, the roles Asians can get aren't necessarily well-rounded, and more often than not, they're stereotypes. But that's all we have.…

— Brian Tee

There were definitely auditions and even bookings and jobs where I played your typical Asian model minority: an IT tech guy or something of…

— Manny Jacinto

Thinking back on it, I just really didn't have very many role models to look up to when it came to Asian actresses. And…

— Kimiko Glenn

The main issue when it comes to hiring someone from Asia is the language barrier. It's difficult to book someone when they don't speak…

— Karen Fukuhara

As an Asian immigrant coming in, for the longest time I still had problems getting in the lot because they're just not used to…

— Justin Lin

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

There has to be more opportunities for Asian or black actors.

— Adeel Akhtar