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John Cho Quotes
John Cho
American
Actor
Born:
Jun 16
,
1972
Actor
Because
Me
People
Think
You
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Just because it's in a movie doesn't mean it's real.
John Cho
Because
Real
Just
Just Because
Movie
Mean
I want to walk the bases - I want to do all the actor-y stuff.
John Cho
Walk
Stuff
Want
Bases
As an immigrant, I learned by watching other people.
John Cho
People
Other
Immigrant
Learned
Watching
The biggest boss has the clearest desk.
John Cho
Boss
Clearest
Biggest
Desk
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
You
Creative
Sometimes
Creative Process
Impact
Small
Small Part
Part
Feel
Like
Making
Process
Acting
Hard
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
You
Band
Older
Solo
Athlete
Know
Rock
Always
Rock Star
After
Apart
Breaks
Root
Star
Second
Album
Careers
For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that's what's truly difficult.
John Cho
Me
Difficult
Longevity
Most
Because
Truly
Sustaining
Interesting
Interesting Thing
Thing
Career
'Lost' was a phenomenon, like Elvis.
John Cho
Lost
Elvis
Like
Phenomenon
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
Be Nice
Nice
Perceived
Could
Bottom
Bottom Line
Fiscally
Line
Which
Asian
Much
Actor
Profitable
I never saw 'Home Alone.'
John Cho
Alone
Home
Saw
Never
I grew up watching the Lakers.
John Cho
Up
Grew
Lakers
Watching
The thing about kissing men - how do people stand it? The stubble is maddening.
John Cho
People
Men
Maddening
About
Kissing
How
Stand
Thing
I've never even seen a Cheech and Chong movie.
John Cho
Seen
Never
Movie
Even
I've played roles that aren't expected of an Asian.
John Cho
Expected
Roles
Asian
Played
People expect me to be funnier.
John Cho
Me
People
Expect
Funnier
You're trying to grow up, and you don't want to be like your parents, and that gets mixed up with being Korean... They brought their values from Korea, and I accepted them because I didn't know anything more. But as I grow older, I feel more Korean every year; it's very strange.
John Cho
You
Strange
Values
Parents
Year
Older
Every
Brought
More
Feel
Like
Know
Because
Accepted
Korea
Korean
Mixed
Up
Very
Trying
Gets
Being
Want
Anything
Them
Your
Grow
Grow Up
Most people deal with grief in an awkward way, and that can be funny.
John Cho
Funny
Grief
People
Way
Most
Deal
Awkward
I'm not a natural-born actor. So it's been a very slow learning curve for me.
John Cho
Me
Learning
Slow
Learning Curve
Been
Very
Curve
Actor
For a while, I was feeling like I was always playing characters that weren't specifically Korean or specifically Asian, even - that they were characters who were originally written white, and then they would cast me. And I used to consider that a badge of honor because that meant I had avoided stereotypes.
John Cho
Me
Honor
Feeling
White
Consider
Characters
Would
Cast
Had
Badge
Written
Stereotypes
Like
Because
Always
Korean
Were
While
Asian
Then
Meant
Used
Avoided
Who
Even
Originally
Specifically
Playing
Whenever I meet a Korean, I ask about their immigration history.
John Cho
History
Immigration
Meet
About
Korean
Whenever
Ask
There's only so much I can do to effect change - and really, the thing that I can do that's most effective is to work and to do good work. That, I feel, is speaking out in its own way.
John Cho
Work
Good
Change
Good Work
Own
Way
Out
Only
Feel
Most
Effect
Effective
Much
Really
Speaking
Thing
I am a little curmudgeonly about new media.
John Cho
About
New
Am
New Media
Little
Media
I have this nightmare that one day I will have to look at every picture I've ever taken with people in an airport or in bars or restaurants, and it will make me very sad.
John Cho
Sad
Day
Me
People
Will
Picture
Every
One Day
Airport
Restaurants
Taken
Look
Make
Very
Bars
Ever
Nightmare
When I saw 'My Fair Lady,' I was surprised at how mean and misogynistic Henry was. Maybe that's why it's dropping out of public consciousness.
John Cho
Saw
Out
Dropping
Fair
How
Surprised
Maybe
Lady
Public
Mean
Henry
Why
Consciousness
It's so funny that Hollywood has become so entrenched in its formulas. Because what I've experienced is that the good stuff comes from places you don't expect.
John Cho
Funny
Good
You
Become
Entrenched
Stuff
Because
Expect
Experienced
Places
Formulas
Hollywood
I'd like to be in a Western.
John Cho
Like
Western
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