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" My father? I never knew him. Never even seen a picture of him. "

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" I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked. "

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" If you haven't heard my story, my mom is full Korean, and my dad is Caucasian. Kids in kindergarten would make fun of me for being Asian, and when you're that age, you don't know really how to process that; the way you take that is, 'Who I am isn't good enough.' "

" I always try to be smart. I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it. "

" It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job. "

" I think some people really change when they become a dad. Like, I've changed in different ways. I - but, like, my comedy hasn't changed. And I've also seen people do that where you become this - you become a dad, and then all of a sudden, you're trying to be a role model. "