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

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

" I always say 'Knocked Up' opened the doors, and 'Hangover' just burst it wide open. To this day, it's still surreal. And my wife's a doctor. All our friends are doctors - our close friends. And it's just that I have an odd job now. I think I'm like a doctor who had a detour, and I just have an odd job. "

" 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 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'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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 is something special and different about being a father to twin daughters. "

" I wake up in the morning crying, and I'll tell you why. It's because I look at myself in the mirror, and then I say, 'It'll get better.' "

" I think I've been asked just about every question under the sun. I'm just really honored that people are even interested in asking me questions. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" '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. "

" You can't get through medical school if you don't have a strong will and a strong constitution. "

" When you're working with your friends, it doesn't feel like it's work. "

" I always just loved to laugh. I always just loved it as a kid. "

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

" I've been fortunate to work with some amazing Asian filmmakers in independent film. "

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" 'The King of Masked Singer,' as they call it in Korea, it's the most popular show in Korea, and it's my mom's favorite show. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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