27 Kelly Marie Tran Quotes for You to Enjoy

Kelly Marie Tran

American Actress

Born: Jan 17, 1989

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Growing up, I've always felt I was from two different worlds. I was born in the U.S., but my parents were born in Vietnam, and they raised my sisters and I with the parenting methods of the Vietnamese culture. Kelly Marie Tran

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I'm totally pro-porg! I would not eat a porg. They're so cute; you can't eat them. They're friends! Kelly Marie Tran

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So many people don't realise you need to be on a certain level of Maslow's hierarchy to have a dream: you have to have food and be safe from danger, all these things my parents didn't have at the get go, so I, from the very beginning, believe I have been living for multiple generations, for my parents and grandparents. Kelly Marie Tran

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'Star Wars' is so much bigger than any single person involved, so you feel like you want to do that justice and also feel like you want to do justice to that little girl inside me that never saw anyone who looked like her, that person who's starving for representation - it's a lot. Kelly Marie Tran

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I believe if you can have an open dialogue about anything, whether it's a book or a movie or TV show, it's this door that suddenly opens your mind to new ideas. Kelly Marie Tran

I worked in an office. I was like an assistant. So, I would just answer phone calls, coordinate events. It was a great day job. I worked with amazing people, but obviously, whenever you are doing something that's not your dream, you kind of feel like, 'Oh, I'm on this grind.' Kelly Marie Tran

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When I'm driving past the place I used to work, or when I'm driving past the comedy studio where I used to take photos in exchange for classes, or when I'm driving past the yoga studio I used to clean on the weekends - it's not that far removed from me yet. I get very sentimental over things like that. Kelly Marie Tran

I eventually want to write and direct and produce my own stuff. Kelly Marie Tran

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I have a great family and great friends, and I think that they'll keep me grounded. Kelly Marie Tran

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I think anytime you go into anything that's different and new, there's a bit of fear. Kelly Marie Tran

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Seeing someone dressed up as your character is incredible. Kelly Marie Tran

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My mom works in funerals, and my dad works at Burger King. Kelly Marie Tran

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You search for images and stories and movies and music from people that look like you and sound like you and speak like you because you want to feel like, 'Oh, if they can do it, so can I.' There's a little bit of that need for validation, especially when you're younger and trying to look to someone to look up to. Kelly Marie Tran

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I was working a full-time job but not having anything in my savings account at the end of the month because of my bills and because acting in the beginning costs money. Kelly Marie Tran

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I want to work with great directors and tell great stories - storytelling is the one great love of my life, and it means so much, and we have the ability to change the world by telling stories, and I want to keep doing that. Kelly Marie Tran

I was a food tour guide - I took people on a tour to different restaurants in the area. Kelly Marie Tran

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When you're really young, you tend to fall in love with characters. If you start seeing the same type of character everywhere and realize that they don't look like you, or they don't speak like you, you start wanting to change who you are. That's something that I did when I was a young kid. Kelly Marie Tran

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A lot of 'Star Wars' fans who are specifically Asian never had a character they could dress up like, or they would, and people would always call them 'Asian Rey' or 'Asian fill-in-the-blank.' Kelly Marie Tran

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