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Randall Park Quotes

American - Actor | March 23, 1974 -

When I was at UCLA, a professor there encouraged me to write, and so I looked into specializing in creative writing in the English Department. And through that, I started writing plays.

Creative Me Writing Write Through

I ended up going into the Master's program for Asian-American studies at UCLA, in part because I was passionate about it, but also because I wanted to keep acting in the theater group that we founded.

Acting Group Passionate Master Up

I remember, as a kid, I loved kimchi. It wasn't weird to me at all because it was in our house all the time. There was never a second when a huge jar wasn't in our refrigerator. I remember bringing it to school, and that just did not go over well at all.

Time School Me Loved Weird Remember

There are a lot of communities within the Asian Pacific Islander umbrella that are predominantly more working-class or lower class, and those stories haven't been told yet, so my hope is that we see the gamut of perspectives.

Hope Class More See Asian Within

There were so few examples of Asian or Asian-American lead characters on American TV or even in the movies. And the ones that have existed for so long were either stereotypical or offensive in some way, or just not reflective of the lives of people in the community.

Community People American Long Way

Early on, when I first started acting professionally, it was really important for me to get my parents on board, because they were so against it.

Parents Me Early Acting Important

One of the first jobs I did was a commercial, a local commercial on the Chinese channel here in Los Angeles, and the whole thing was in Cantonese, I think, and I didn't have any lines, but I was kind of the focus of the commercial.

Focus Think Los Angeles Kind First

When you write a memoir, and it's your life, and you're exposing things that are close to home, it's hard to see it changed.

Life Home You Write Hard See

I'm not a big steak guy.

My father was a small business owner. When I was growing up, he ran a one-hour photo store - back when there were one-hour photo stores.

Father Business Growing Up Small Up

People really liked my dad.

People Liked Really Dad

For network TV, you obviously have to appeal to a wide viewership.

You TV Wide Network Appeal

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