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There is a real Harold Lee.
I'd like to be in a Western.
I grew up watching the Lakers.
People expect me to be funnier.
Our species likes being social.
Lost' was a phenomenon, like Elvis.
'Lost' was a phenomenon, like Elvis.
I like that guy Matthew Perry a lot.
The biggest boss has the clearest desk.
I don't feel comfortable as an insider.
I am a little curmudgeonly about new media.
Good things will come from self-expression.
Sometimes I feel like I don't dream big enough.
I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian.
As an immigrant, I learned by watching other people.
Everyone posts everything in real time as it happens.
I need my comedy to offend. That's my personal views.
I didn't think it was possible for Asians to be actors.
I would love to do Shakespeare, either onstage or on film.
I accept what people say. I don't have time to dissect it.
I want to walk the bases - I want to do all the actor-y stuff.
I don't know if I trust entertainment to teach anyone anything.
Whenever I meet a Korean, I ask about their immigration history.
I'm not an activist, I'm an actor. I don't want to be an activist.
Most people deal with grief in an awkward way, and that can be funny.
Ninety per cent of being a parent is just being present and available.
Part of my mission as an actor has been to define what an American is.
You don't really see Asian men together very often. It's very rare in life.
I'm not a natural-born actor. So it's been a very slow learning curve for me.
The thing about kissing men - how do people stand it? The stubble is maddening.
I write, and I sing, and I play a little guitar. I mean, it's tiny. Ba-dump-bum!
I try to take roles that don't fall within the parameters of any Asian stereotype.
That's what it is: a 'Harold & Kumar' movie is a romance between two best friends.
As long as the rent's getting paid, you don't think about getting out of the game.
The Asian-American kids I meet respond to a democracy in the vulgarity of my roles.
I think the ability to emphasize is, in large part, what makes me a man and not a boy.
I think obviously the 'Harold and Kumar' stuff is trying to lean head first into the raunch.
I think Hollywood acts like followers of culture and is constantly seeking to follow trends.
Asian American men, Asian men have been basically eunuchs in American cinema and television.
I personally would love to see Harold and Kumar with children. I think that would be hilarious.
I had a stereotype in my mind of what a 'Star Trek' fans is, but I couldn't have been more wrong.
To be able to communicate with people on the other side of the globe is interesting, in an instant.
I campaigned for Obama, and that was such a big component of getting the vote out, was social media.
I've had an unusual career in that I've never had a big break, but the rent always seemed to get paid.
I've been called a funny person for a long time. I don't know that I know anything about comedic acting.
For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that's what's truly difficult.
There was a while where every role I was getting offered was extremely noble - like the judge or the kindly nurse.
One of the things I like about comedy in general is that it affords Asian Americans the opportunity to not be noble.
With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.
When you're not born in this country, you kind of study how people talk and how they act, and you try and break things down.