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" There's so many Chinese or Asian Americans that were either born in another country like I was and raised in America or born in America and raised in America. They're normal Americans, and they just happen to have a different heritage. "

Ross Butler

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" I know I play a lot of jocks, but I'm actually a really big board game and video game nerd. It's one of the most interesting fields of entertainment because you get to create your own role and create your own rules. Some people get so creative with it, and I'm also super competitive. I'm a really big nerd. "

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

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

" When I started acting, one of the first things I learned was - especially in Hollywood - was branding. I'm a tall guy. I'm like, 'Yeah, that's probably going to be my foot in the door,' because that's my impression on everybody. I'm an athletic guy, and I think, because I grew up disliking jocks so much, that became, like, the character for me. "

" 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. "

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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. "

" I don't want to be super aggressive, but I think it's an issue that the population of America isn't reflected accurately in a lot of movies. I'm just disappointed that there isn't an Asian leading man or an Asian leading woman. There's an obvious gap that should be filled. "

" 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. "

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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? "

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

" I like to say I was a creature in high school. A weird creature who had my hands in a lot of different things. "

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" I had a lot of friends, but none of them I felt super close with. Now that I'm older, I can look back on my teenage self and kind of see the things I did wrong and the things I did right, what affect they had on me, and what affect they had on other people. I can look at it in a much more conducive way to storytelling. "

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

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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. "

" I've played lacrosse players, football players, basketball players. I think that's just because of how I'm built. I look young, and I'm also a big person. "

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