29 Sandra Oh Quotes for You to Enjoy

Sandra Oh

Canadian Actress

Born: Jul 20, 1971

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I don't think people get the pressure of becoming famous and what it does for an artist. What does that for your creative self. And what that can do for your mental health. And I would say, from year two to year six or eight of 'Grey's,' it was extremely difficult and very stressful and traumatic, if I'm being honest. Sandra Oh

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I grew up in so much church: English-speaking church, Korean church. Sandra Oh

Church Korean Up Grew Much English-Speaking

Koreans are ambitious, man. It means a lot to my parents that I do the work that I do and it has the visibility. Sandra Oh

Work Man Parents Visibility Koreans Lot Ambitious Means

Thinking ahead or thinking behind is not good for me. Sandra Oh

Good Me Thinking Behind

I was very young when 'The Carol Burnett Show' came out, but that kind of comedy and the spontaneity of her, I think it really deeply affected me within just the joy of performance. Sandra Oh

I grew up never seeing myself on-screen, and it's really important to me to give people who look like me a chance to see themselves. I want to see myself as the hero of any story. I want to see myself save the world from the bomb. Sandra Oh

Myself Me People World Hero Important Save The World On-Screen See Seeing Give Never Like Look Up Any Want Grew Story Themselves Really Who Bomb Chance Save

Self-care doesn't necessarily mean jogging! Sandra Oh

Jogging Mean Necessarily

I think it's just as important what you say no to as what you say yes to. Sandra Oh

You Important Think Say Yes Just

In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know. Sandra Oh

As a working actor, all I want to do is work. That's it. It's terrifying when you don't work. It's very hard when you don't work. There have been times when I've been out of work for like six months. I feel theatre to me is like manna. Sandra Oh

Work Me You Theatre Months Out Feel Like Terrifying Been Very Times Six Want Working Working Actor Hard Actor

All the jobs I've gotten in the last two years are because directors have seen the work I've done - indie films, plays, short student films, TV - since I moved to the states in 1996. I mean, I have an entire career in Canada that nobody has seen. Sandra Oh

Work Seen Films States Jobs TV Entire Entire Career Indie Directors Student Student Films Nobody Since Because Gotten Years Canada Done Short Moved Mean Last Career Two Plays

I'm not a slave to fashion; I'm into exercising my individuality. Sandra Oh

Fashion Individuality Exercising Slave

Becoming an actor? If it's not a calling, don't do it. It's too hard. Sandra Oh

Too Calling Becoming Hard Actor

I equate fame towards people who know your work, people who will see your work. But all that stuff, like with the Genies and stuff like that, it was so much fun. It's so much fun and it's nice when it comes, but that's not what it's all about. Sandra Oh

Work People Will Nice See About Towards Stuff Like Know Genie Equate Fame So Much Fun Much Your Who Fun

A lot of things that I can't get into the room for, even just to be seen, is because they're just saying 'No. they're not casting non-white.' You're lumped into a category with people who are just not white. Sandra Oh

Saying You People Seen White Casting Category Because Lot Get Just Room Who Even Lumped Things

And on a Canadian set, everybody is equal. You get paid the same. You live together in barracks. You have a communal kitchen. You buy and cook your own food. Sandra Oh

Buy Food You Together Own Live Everybody Kitchen Equal Canadian Get Same Communal Cook Paid Your Set

I think the roles in television are better for women right now. At this point, I don't want to continue doing the same things I've been doing in film because it's very limited. Sandra Oh

Women Better Think Television Point Because Limited Doing Continue Been Very Roles Same Same Things Want Film Now Right Things

Wherever Koreans are, they set up a church. Sandra Oh

Church Koreans Up Wherever Set

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