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" In my head, I'd love to go on a vacation to somewhere exotic and far away and in the middle of nowhere. But then I think about the effort it would take to book a flight and a hotel, etc., and I just end up staycationing. "

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" I like something with a really great storyline, characters, and concept. I like doing things that are new and cutting edge. "

Ross Butler

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" I don't think I have any guilt or embarrassment about any of the TV shows I watch. Maybe the fact that the shows I can watch over and over again are cartoons like 'Bob's Burgers' and 'American Dad' and 'Rick & Morty.' "

" My acting technique is a combination of a lot of different ones. A lot of it is Meisner. "

" I will say that 'Riverdale,' yes, is a little more sensationalized. It's based on comics, and it is a little bit more dramatic and a little bit more made for TV, made for teens. For '13 Reasons,' we tried hard to make it as real as we could, as close to reality as possible. No corners were cut; everything was very raw and very real. "

" Joseph Gordon-Levitt's career is kind of how I want to create my career. He's very involved with his recording and production company and also worked on some really great projects. "

" Honestly, I love Ruth's Chris. "

" I have a lot of random hobbies. "

" People in high school either feel like they're with the cool kids in a clique, or they're isolated - there's no in-between. "

" Growing up, my favorite movies were 'Forrest Gump,' 'Shawshank Redemption,' 'Gladiator' - none of them really had Asian leading men. "

Ross Butler

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" I'm allergic to cats, so I'm psychologically wired to associating kittens with itchy eyes and popping Claritin. "

" I'm not the Asian kid of 'Riverdale;' I'm Reggie, and I just happen to be Chinese. "

" When I was growing up, my mom didn't let me watch a lot of TV. She said I couldn't watch 'Friends' or that era of sitcoms. "

Ross Butler

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" If someone offers me a hot plate of Penne Arrabiata, fageddaboutit. "

Ross Butler

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" Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe - these leading men. These are the ones I grew up with. And Hugh Jackman. I love everything that these guys are doing. It's kind of been my mission to be an Asian-American version of that. "

" Weirdly enough - if I make enough money one day - I want to open a board game bar. "

" There's so much diversity on TV. It's actually reflecting American culture. "

" I'm actually a really big board game and video game nerd. "

" As actors, we have to take characters, and we have to feel for them and ultimately become them, and share that on screen so that audience feels that. "

Ross Butler

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" 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 aren't written for Asians, and I think that's something that completely should happen; Why can't an Asian American male just play a leading cop figure... or the Matt Damon roles? "

" I wasn't bullied or anything, but I didn't really fit in. "

" There are no Asian leading men in Hollywood. There's not an Asian Ryan Gosling or an Asian Brad Pitt. "

" When I was younger, I had no idea that I would be an actor. I had an interest in it, but I never actually did it. I didn't really expect it to be a career path. "

" I've played a jock a lot, but pretty nuanced jocks. "

" I told my team, 'I don't want to go out for Asian roles anymore.' "

" My full name is Ross Fleming Butler; it's very British-Irish. "

" If I didn't mind having a quarter of my car payment going towards a gym membership, I'd definitely go to Equinox. "

Ross Butler

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" All of our actions have consequences whether we know it or not. We never know what people are going through until something tragic happens - if they don't talk about it. "

" I want to inspire Asian kids to become more artistic and creative rather than feeling that they have to be academic or whatever. "

" Everybody's gone through high school; everybody understands that dynamic. Some people have a great time, and some people don't have a great time. My high school experience was not the greatest. I wasn't necessarily bullied, but I was one of those guys that just goes along, and I didn't really feel connected to many of the social cliques. "

" Zendaya is really chill and cool. "