John Cho Quotes

Because I sidestepped all the stereotypical roles, in a way I've made a career out of not being Asian - a lot of my roles weren't written as Asian - so there's an impulse in me that wants to take a U-turn and play a very grounded, real Asian character, maybe an immigrant.

John Cho

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 16, 1972

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Definitely I feel my kids played a big role in why I was so successful in fighting.

Anderson Silva

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Though I do believe that when you live in political times it is inevitable that your art be political, I also think we need to start making activists celebrities rather than trying to make celebrities to be activists.

Maya Hawke

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It doesn't take much for anyone to pick up anything I play - it's quite simple. I go for a good song. And if you hear a good song, you don't dissect it - you just listen, and every bit seems right.

Angus Young

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Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.

John Wooden

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One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music.

Stephen Sondheim

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How could you be from the ghetto and be a rat?

Suge Knight

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I think when I was younger, I used to sort of long to be a part of films that were really gritty and hardcore in a way.

Toni Collette

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I remember actually going to see the first 'Avengers' with one of my best mates from home. I'd never have dreamed that I'd be in one of these movies, let alone playing Spider-Man.

Tom Holland

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What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.

Robbie Coltrane

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Here's how I operate. When I see something I like, 20 years later, I ask her brother for her phone number. She don't even see me coming.

Ron White

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First and foremost - our vision for a united and peaceful Georgia is based on respect for the desire - and respect for the right - to South Ossetian autonomy.

Mikheil Saakashvili

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I loved history, particularly of the British, American and Old Testament kind.

Luke Ford

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