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" I think critics tend to think that comedy is freakin' math. Like, this is the Pythagorean Theorem. They're not sophisticated enough to know that comedy is fluid, that it evolves, and these organic evolutions are what you have to embrace. "

Ken Jeong

Think

Comedy

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" It was my wife that insisted I do 'The Hangover.' "

" During the day, I was a doctor. At night, you know, I was a comic. And it was really just to let off some steam. It just became my golf, you know, in many ways. Most doctors have golf as a hobby. Mine was doing comedy. "

" We're all conditioned to work hard, and it's not just an Asian thing: it's an Asian American thing. You maximize the little opportunity you have, and I've made a career. "

" I have my own show. I get to work in Hollywood on my own project. If I can still make it back home by eight to put the kids in bed, then wow: I am having my cake and eating it, too. "

" I'll never leave 'Community,' no matter what. You're either a lifer, or you're not. "

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

" I'm definitely a people pleaser. I like people to be happy around me and be comfortable. I go out of my way, sometimes to a fault, to make sure everyone is okay. "

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" You just can't take the doctor out of you. "

" When I finished my residency in New Orleans, I went to L.A. where I would work as a doctor during the day, and then at night I would actually go to The Improv and do standup, all the while kind of cultivating my comedy resume. "

" The best thing I can recommend is to listen to your child. I really mean that. "

" I'm very blessed that I have such a supportive wife who is secure with letting me embarrass myself. "

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" You can have all the tools in the world but if you don't genuinely believe in yourself, it's useless. "

" I do think 'Dr. Ken,' at its heart, is about a great doctor who's a bit burned out. But even when I was a burned-out doctor, I was still happy and had a life outside of work. "

" There's really no substitute for working hard. I think that's my biggest talent. There are always people who are funnier and more talented than I am, but I don't take anything for granted and I commit myself 100% to each of my roles. "

" Comedy was always an escape for me; I just happened to be a doctor. "

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" I'm not really a helicopter dad or tiger dad per se. If anything, I try to not do that, but I get anxious while I'm trying to be relaxed about raising my kids. "

" Artists aren't role models. If you want to do that, go into politics. "

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" I went to Duke, which is... a Top Five school. Not community college. But whatever. "

" I'm not lying, every single project I've done, they've all been great. "

" I think the key to being a good parent is to individualize your love for each child. "

" I was a very efficient doctor. I would get rewarded with a lot more patients. By the end of my medical career, I had maybe 2,000 patients in my practice. "

" I really realize the more movies I do just how important - it's so cliche when people say it, because everybody says it nowadays - but it's so important to keep it grounded. I totally understand what that means. "

" I think everyone's different but in comedy, I try to do my scene to make the director and the other actors laugh. If I can make them laugh and we have the same sensibility, then I'm on the right page. "

" Medicine really matured me as a person because, as a physician, you're obviously dealing with life and death issues, issues much more serious than what we're talking about in entertainment. You can't get more serious than life and death. And if you can handle that, you can handle anything. "

" 'Community' was a very important part of my growth as an actor. I see it as my acting school, not having a lot of formal acting training. "

" If you're a persistent soul artistically, you'll find the truth of your art. "