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" For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that's what's truly difficult. "
Most
Me
Interesting
" Good things will come from self-expression. "
Will
Good Things
Good
" 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 about us. "
Feel
Community
Us
" I grew up watching the Lakers. "
Grew
Up
Watching
" I have a few go-to moves like jazz hands, shake the booty, stupid eyes. It was once a mating ritual, but now it's all about looking silly and making the kids smile. "
Hands
Stupid
Smile
" I just didn't see anyone on TV who looked like me, and then I saw George Takei being cool and piloting the spaceship on television. "
Cool
Just
Television
" I never saw 'Home Alone.' "
Alone
Never
Home
" 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. "
Nice
Bottom
Be Nice
" I try to take roles that don't fall within the parameters of any Asian stereotype. "
Take
Stereotype
Any
" I've been called a funny person for a long time. I don't know that I know anything about comedic acting. "
Know
Time
Person
" I've never even seen a Cheech and Chong movie. "
Seen
Movie
Never
" I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian. "
Expected
Roles
Asian
" Just because it's in a movie doesn't mean it's real. "
Because
Just
Real
" 'Lost' was a phenomenon, like Elvis. "
Elvis
Phenomenon
Lost
" Most people deal with grief in an awkward way, and that can be funny. "
Way
Awkward
Grief
" Movies may be as close to a document of our national culture as there is; they're supposed to represent what we believe ourselves to be. So when you don't see yourself at all - or see yourself erased - that hurts. "
Believe
You
Yourself
" Ninety per cent of being a parent is just being present and available. "
Being
Present
Available
" Part of my mission as an actor has been to define what an American is. "
Mission
Actor
American
" The biggest boss has the clearest desk. "
Biggest
Boss
Clearest
" The goal of Asians in the arts is plurality of roles. I've always been hindered by me over-thinking what is a stereotype and what isn't. "
Me
Always
Stereotype
" The key to doing 'Harold and Kumar' movies is you make it earnest. Primarily what we do is make Harold and Kumar's relationship and friendship believable, and we don't actually work on being that funny. "
Relationship
Friendship
Funny
" The more roles there are, the more actors there are. "
Roles
More
" The thing about kissing men - how do people stand it? The stubble is maddening. "
How
Men
About
" When I started acting... the community was largely Chinese-American or Japanese-American, so even then I felt like a minority in the minority. "
Community
Even
Like
" With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact. "
Small
Process
Impact
" You know, I always root for the older athlete. I root for the second album. I root for solo careers after the rock star breaks the band apart. "
Rock
You
Rock Star
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