Constance Wu Quotes

Constance Wu
Constance Wu
American Actress
Born: Mar 22, 1982
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Public service is about serving all the people, including the ones who are not like you. Constance Wu
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You're never going to please everyone, and if you do, there's something wrong. Constance Wu
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I don't fear being outspoken. The only thing I fear is losing my sense of integrity or losing sight of the values on which I guide my life. So I don't think it's particularly brave or unusual for me to speak out. Constance Wu
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When I was a teenager, I worked at the Gap for a summer folding shirts. That was pretty mindless and soul-sucking. Constance Wu
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I'm constantly paranoid that I'll be unemployed for the rest of my life... and have to go back folding shirts at the Gap, which you know... you gotta do what you gotta do. Constance Wu
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People's passion and desire for authenticity is strong. Constance Wu
People Strong Passion Authenticity Desire
Authentic programming that shows the outside world garners authentic interest. Constance Wu
World Programming Outside Outside World Authentic Interest Shows
The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more your comedic choices resonate full-body instead of just being quick, quippy one-liners that are just like a bunch of people trying to be clever. Because after a while, cleverness is just really obnoxious! Constance Wu
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My family is Chinese-Taiwanese. I'm from Richmond, Virginia. The community in which I grew up was pretty white. The storybooks you got at school featured white children and an animal, or animals, and as you got older, the novels you were assigned were about, like, the problems of white boys and their dogs. Constance Wu
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My first Asian role model was Michelle Kwan. Her beauty comes from within. She's also really beautiful on the outside. But when I first saw her ice-skate, her performance was so moving and beautiful that she just glowed. Constance Wu
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In terms of pure acting, my role model has always been Philip Seymour Hoffman; I really always loved what he did. I love what Mark Ruffalo does. When I was younger, I liked Cate Blanchett a lot. These are all actors who are given stories and allowed to carry the whole story. Constance Wu
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If the expression of and advocating for your values makes you lose a job or a person, then that person/job sorta just... wasn't your heart's tribe. Constance Wu
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Make sure your work is never results-oriented. The result is a byproduct of the work, in a way. Constance Wu
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Everyone's going to fail at some point. Even if you choose the steadiest career, you're going to go through that. Constance Wu
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The one dream I have is to do a musical. I love singing, but most people don't know because I don't sell myself as a musical person. My dream is to play Audrey in 'Little Shop of Horrors' - it would be so interesting to have an Asian Audrey because it's all about achieving the American dream in a sinister, success-driven way. Constance Wu
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I'd rather lose all my stuff than lose myself, because I've done that before, and that feels way worse. Constance Wu
Myself Lose Before Way Worse Rather Stuff Feels Because Than Done
My dad got a job as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He teaches biology and genetics. My dad has been obsessed with science his whole life. Both my paternal grandparents were illiterate bamboo farmers, so he really worked his way up and then got a Ph.D., full ride and everything, from universities in America. Constance Wu
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I wish reporters were more in tune to the difference between the Asian experience and the Asian-American experience. I think often they lump the two together and think that when I talk about Asian-American narratives that they can cite 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' or 'Mulan' as proof of concept when it's a different experience. Constance Wu
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My parents did not pay a cent for my education; they didn't give me a car or furniture - I did that 100% on my own. I had to pay back a lot. Constance Wu
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A lot of times, people think of Asian culture as some mythical world instead of modern people with modern occupations with modern problems, modern tools. Like, we're not all just talking Taoism and kung fu - some people are just trying to get over their breakup with their boyfriend, and they're Facebook-stalking. Constance Wu
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It's my privilege to be able to play somebody not myself. I'm an actor who creates characters based in voice, movement, emotional quality, speech. Constance Wu
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I don't aspire to just play things that are like me. Whether the accent is Taiwanese or British or Canadian - that is the very craft in which I was trained. It is my absolute privilege and honor to do that. Constance Wu
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I feel like I could carry a movie or a show, and I'll mess up here and there, and I'll learn from those things. Constance Wu
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If somebody judges me, then they're not my people, and that's all right. Constance Wu
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