1994 quotes by chinese authors for you to enjoy

I obeyed my parents' rules inside our Chinese household while I pursued my dreams in the American world outside. Jimmy O. Yang

Dreams World Parents Our Rules Inside Obeyed Pursued Outside Household American While Chinese

For once in my life, I wanted to flaunt my Asian side instead of hiding it to fit as somebody else... 'Crazy Rich Asians' made me want to get in touch with my roots, instead of running away from them. Jimmy O. Yang

Life Me Crazy Made Somebody My Life Rich Else Side Once Hiding Running Running Away Touch Instead Fit Get Want Wanted Them Asian Asians Roots Away

I always have to brace myself when I visit my parents. My mom often greets me with a slew of nonconstructive criticisms: 'Jimmy, why is your face so fat? Your clothes look homeless and your long hair makes you look like a girl.' After 30 years of this, my self-image is now a fat homeless lesbian. Jimmy O. Yang

Myself Mom Me You Face Girl Long Parents Hair Clothes Lesbian Jimmy Visit Criticisms Long Hair Like Look Self-Image Makes Always Years Often After Your Homeless Now Why Fat

I spoke English when I moved to the U.S.A. but I had an accent. To get rid of it, I watched a lot of TV-shows and tried to repeat after the tv-hosts. I liked shows about hip-hop. Jimmy O. Yang

Tried About Had Spoke Liked Accent Hip-Hop Repeat Lot Get Moved After Rid English Shows Watched

I tried a bunch of things, like Jiu Jitsu boxing classes. I don't know why, but I did. Jimmy O. Yang

Tried Classes Like Know Boxing Bunch Did Why Things

My dad played my dad in 'Patriots Day' and that's why he thinks that's a good movie. Jimmy O. Yang

Good Day Good Movie He Movie Patriots Dad Why Played Thinks

I was competitive ping-pong player. I played in youth tournaments, under the age of 13. Jimmy O. Yang

Age Youth Tournaments Played Player Competitive

That's what's great about standup comedy: the instant feedback. You get up on stage, you tell a joke, if it doesn't work, come back the next day with a better version of it. Jimmy O. Yang

Work Day Great You Better Feedback Comedy Joke Stage Back Tell About Instant Come Version Up Get Next Standup

Comedy and drama are like two different sports; they both require athleticism but they're different. Jimmy O. Yang

Sports Comedy Drama Both Like Different Require Two

It comes from within to not be ashamed of our brothers and sisters who have accents. Jimmy O. Yang

Our Brothers Brothers And Sisters Accents Within Sisters Ashamed Who

Maybe my job on this planet is to make the Asian accent sexy. Jimmy O. Yang

Job Sexy Make Accent Maybe Asian Planet

One of the hard things coming from an immigrant family - or any family that doesn't believe in the arts - is that you have to disappoint your parents. That's hard for people to do if you're a good kid. Jimmy O. Yang

Good Family You People Parents Hard Things Believe Kid Immigrant Disappoint Coming Any Arts Your Hard Things

All teenagers have this desire to somehow run away. Joan Chen

Teen Teenagers Run Somehow Away Desire

The lowest budget U.S. films are ten times times better than shooting in Tibet. Joan Chen

Better Films Ten Ten Times Budget Tibet Times Than Shooting Lowest

Acting is actually private. Joan Chen

Private Acting Actually

I never went on an audition - when they were really looking at everybody. Joan Chen

Looking Everybody Never Audition Were Really

Physical hunger and physical poverty is something I could only imagine. I've been poor when I was in China... As kids we never had to starve, but just didn't have enough meat, enough rice. Joan Chen

Poverty Enough Starve Hunger Kids Physical Something Only Could Never Had Been Just China Rice Poor Meat Imagine

How I was raised is what I am today. Joan Chen

Today How Am Raised

My fairy-tale life ended the moment I wanted to apply for a passport. Joan Chen

Life Passport Ended Wanted Moment Apply

The difference between me and American-born actors is that I came here with the expectation of not being treated fairly. Joan Chen

Me Expectation Between Fairly Came Difference Being Actor Here Treated

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