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" Part of my mission as an actor has been to define what an American is. "
John Cho
Mission
Actor
American
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" 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. "
John Cho
Believe
You
Yourself
" The more roles there are, the more actors there are. "
John Cho
Roles
More
" Ninety per cent of being a parent is just being present and available. "
John Cho
Being
Present
Available
" 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. "
John Cho
Hands
Stupid
Smile
" When I started acting... the community was largely Chinese-American or Japanese-American, so even then I felt like a minority in the minority. "
John Cho
Community
Even
Like
" The biggest boss has the clearest desk. "
John Cho
Biggest
Boss
Clearest
" I grew up watching the Lakers. "
John Cho
Grew
Up
Watching
" Good things will come from self-expression. "
John Cho
Will
Good Things
Good
" 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. "
John Cho
Cool
Just
Television
" For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that's what's truly difficult. "
John Cho
Most
Me
Interesting
" 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. "
John Cho
Nice
Bottom
Be Nice
" 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. "
John Cho
Me
Always
Stereotype
" I try to take roles that don't fall within the parameters of any Asian stereotype. "
John Cho
Take
Stereotype
Any
" Just because it's in a movie doesn't mean it's real. "
John Cho
Because
Just
Real
" 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. "
John Cho
Relationship
Friendship
Funny
" 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. "
John Cho
Feel
Community
Us
" The thing about kissing men - how do people stand it? The stubble is maddening. "
John Cho
How
Men
About
" I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian. "
John Cho
Expected
Roles
Asian
" With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact. "
John Cho
Small
Process
Impact
" I never saw 'Home Alone.' "
John Cho
Alone
Never
Home
" I've never even seen a Cheech and Chong movie. "
John Cho
Seen
Movie
Never
" Most people deal with grief in an awkward way, and that can be funny. "
John Cho
Way
Awkward
Grief
" 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. "
John Cho
Rock
You
Rock Star
" I've been called a funny person for a long time. I don't know that I know anything about comedic acting. "
John Cho
Know
Time
Person