Asian Quotes
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But I can tell you what I believe: When tens of thousands of innocent souls have perished in Darfur-when 11 million children are without health insurance-when our colossal debt subjects our economic future to the whims of Asian bankers-no one can tell me ...
Senator John Kerry
Keywords: 11 :: are :: asian :: bankers :: believe :: but :: can :: children :: colossal :: darfur :: debt :: economic :: future :: have :: health :: in :: innocent :: insurance :: me :: million :: no :: of :: one :: our :: perished :: souls :: subjects :: tell :: tens :: the :: thousands :: to :: what :: when :: whims :: without :: youSource: thinkexist.com -
It`s difficult having to hustle for jobs. Not knowing when the next job is coming in. It`s hard. There are not enough roles out there. I try not to get wrapped up in it or I`ll get depressed. - on being an Asian American actor
John Cho
Keywords: actor :: american :: an :: are :: asian :: being :: coming :: depressed :: difficult :: enough :: for :: get :: hard :: having :: hustle :: in :: is :: it :: job :: jobs :: knowing :: ll :: next :: not :: on :: or :: out :: roles :: the :: there :: to :: try :: up :: when :: wrappedSource: imdb.com
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I read that Asian women were bedroom generals. Some people think that means they`re great in bed, but that`s not the issue. They`re talking about a place where the man is at his most vulnerable, where they have the most control. They don`t have to beat hi...
Wesley Snipes
Keywords: about :: asian :: at :: beat :: bed :: bedroom :: but :: control :: don :: generals :: great :: have :: him :: his :: in :: is :: issue :: man :: means :: most :: not :: ove :: people :: place :: re :: read :: some :: talking :: that :: the :: they :: think :: to :: vulnerable :: were :: where :: womenSource: imdb.com
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My ethnicity works both for and against me. But I look for parts that aren`t necessarily Asian, parts that can be played by someone of any background.
Gedde Watanabe
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In the political climate, this whole political correctness thing bugs me like mad. I was so upset when they said they were going to call the lights in London winter lights. I`m saying, "Hello, I`ve got friends who are Asian, I wish them Happy Diwali, they...
Cliff Richard
Keywords: are :: asian :: bugs :: call :: climate :: correctness :: diwali :: friends :: going :: got :: happy :: hello :: in :: lights :: like :: london :: mad :: me :: political :: said :: saying :: so :: the :: them :: they :: thing :: this :: to :: upset :: ve :: was :: were :: when :: who :: whole :: winter :: wishSource: imdb.com
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I think you look like a fool as a director when you talk too much about what the actors are doing. You want them to listen to you, but personally speaking, I don`t want them to just follow everything I say without processing it. This is a problem for Asia...
Ang Lee
Keywords: about :: ac :: actors :: are :: as :: asian :: but :: director :: doing :: don :: everything :: follow :: fool :: for :: is :: it :: just :: like :: listen :: look :: much :: personally :: problem :: processing :: say :: speaking :: talk :: the :: them :: think :: this :: to :: too :: want :: what :: when :: without :: youSource: imdb.com
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As an Asian actor, I would like once in my life to do just one Hollywood movie. It would be a memorable experience.
Tony Wai
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After Halle Berry does her films and Latifah does her films, it`s left to all the black, Latino and Asian actresses to fight over a couple of roles. I opted for some TV. There just not a ton of work in film.
Gabrielle Union
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(How becoming famous affected how people treat him) They treat me nicer. They don`t say, "Yo, Asian dude." They say, "Hi Masi. We love your show."
Masi Oka
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People`s view of exotic or Asian women are changing. It`s much nicer to hear `She`s pretty` than `She`s pretty - for an Asian woman.`
Sung Hi Lee
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People`s view of exotic or Asian women are changing. It`s much nicer to hear `She`s pretty` than `She`s pretty - for an Asian woman.`
Sung Hi Lee
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[on his role as Charles Gunn on "Angel":] "What`s ironic is that I don`t think race ultimately had anything to do with me getting the part. When I auditioned, I heard that they were looking at white guys, Latino guys, Asian guys, so they didn`t know where...
J. August Richards
Keywords: angel :: anything :: as :: asian :: at :: auditioned :: charles :: didn :: do :: don :: getting :: gunn :: guys :: had :: heard :: his :: ironic :: is :: know :: latino :: looking :: me :: on :: part :: race :: role :: so :: that :: the :: they :: think :: to :: ultimately :: were :: what :: when :: where :: white :: withSource: imdb.com
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For Western women, it`s much easier to be yourself. If you want to do something, you just go and do it. In an Asian context, women are still much more modest and conservative. I want, through my roles, to express the parts in the hearts of Chinese women t...
Zhang Ziyi
Keywords: an :: and :: are :: asian :: be :: chinese :: conservative :: context :: do :: easier :: express :: for :: go :: hearts :: if :: in :: it :: just :: modest :: more :: much :: my :: of :: parts :: roles :: something :: still :: that :: the :: they :: through :: to :: want :: western :: women :: you :: yourselfSource: imdb.com
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Not only do I not want to be stereotyped as this Asian girl who fights - gee, what a wonder - but also I have more to offer than that.
Maggie Q
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I always think it`s really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you. I always think you are lucky to get offered [something like] `Memoirs of a Geisha`, but I don`t think it will hap...
Zhang Ziyi
Keywords: all :: always :: are :: asian :: be :: but :: characters :: chinese :: don :: for :: geisha :: get :: great :: happen :: hard :: hollywood :: if :: in :: it :: like :: lucky :: many :: memoirs :: not :: of :: offered :: or :: really :: so :: something :: there :: think :: to :: will :: youSource: imdb.com
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I`m so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there`s always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially when you`re just trying to live your life and pursue your dreams. The intention is not to represent Asian Americans, but to be an Asian Ame...
Lucy Liu
Keywords: always :: american :: americans :: an :: and :: asian :: be :: but :: danger :: dreams :: especially :: heritage :: intention :: is :: just :: life :: live :: my :: not :: of :: on :: pedestal :: people :: proud :: pursue :: put :: re :: represent :: so :: the :: there :: think :: to :: trying :: when :: yes :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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I`m so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there`s always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially when you`re just trying to live your life and pursue your dreams. The intention is not to represent Asian Americans, but to be an Asian Ame...
Lucy Liu
Keywords: always :: american :: americans :: an :: and :: asian :: be :: but :: danger :: dreams :: especially :: heritage :: intention :: is :: just :: life :: live :: my :: not :: of :: on :: pedestal :: people :: proud :: pursue :: put :: re :: represent :: so :: the :: there :: think :: to :: trying :: when :: yes :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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[on acting] "I wouldn`t want to be in a film because I`m Asian. I want to get respect as an actress."
Katie Leung
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And it lives on in those Americans -- young and old, rich and poor, black and white, Latino and Asian and Native American, gay and straight -- who are tired of a politics that divides us and want to recapture the sense of common purpose that we had when J...
Barack Obama
Keywords: american :: americans :: and :: are :: asian :: black :: common :: divides :: gay :: had :: in :: it :: john :: kenned :: latino :: lives :: native :: of :: old :: on :: politics :: poor :: purpose :: recapture :: rich :: sense :: straight :: that :: the :: those :: tired :: to :: us :: want :: we :: when :: white :: who :: youngSource: imdb.com
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On the barriers that Asian-American actors have to face in Hollywood: "I go into a young film director`s office these days and he says, `Hey man, I know who you are. I grew up watching "McHale`s Navy" (1962)`. And I think, `Oh boy, here we go again`".
Mako
Keywords: 1962 :: actors :: again :: american :: and :: are :: asian :: barriers :: boy :: days :: director :: face :: film :: go :: grew :: have :: he :: here :: hey :: hollywood :: in :: into :: know :: man :: mchale :: navy :: office :: oh :: on :: says :: that :: the :: these :: think :: to :: up :: watching :: we :: who :: you :: youngSource: imdb.com
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While there I began to study the Asian religions as theories of mind.
Allan Bristow
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While there I began to study the Asian religions as theories of mind.
Alan Pardee
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When I started publishing books, I started looking at distribution and realized there were some things that need to be done. The Asian Review of Books is one.
Peter Gordon
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We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development, and that south Asia will enjoy peace, stability and prosperity.
Alma Denny
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We see continued year-over-year economic growth in the US and Asian economies.
Fred Smith
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We expect second-quarter earnings to approach those of the second quarter of 1997, if Asian markets do not decline further and other markets remain strong.
Arnold Zetcher
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We can now have action movies with two stars where one might be African American and one might be Asian American. One of them doesn`t have to be white, and the other one doesn`t have to be the ethnic sidekick. We`re way over that. And I think it`s happeni...
Roger Ebert
Keywords: action :: african :: american :: and :: asian :: be :: can :: doesn :: ethnic :: happening :: have :: it :: might :: movies :: now :: of :: one :: other :: over :: re :: sidekick :: stars :: that :: the :: them :: think :: to :: two :: way :: we :: where :: white :: withSource: brainyquote.com
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They were concerned about the racial issue. They thought it was not a safe issue to go Asian, unfortunately.
Lucy Liu
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They probably do have an Asian Barbie.
Iris Chang
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These four investments strengthen our ability to serve the Greater China market and the entire Asian region with industry-leading Internet solutions to ensure that we are associated with world-class Internet technology,
Autumn Bundschuh
Keywords: ability :: and :: are :: asian :: associated :: china :: class :: ensure :: entire :: four :: greater :: industry :: internet :: investments :: leading :: market :: our :: region :: serve :: solutions :: strengthen :: technology :: that :: the :: these :: to :: we :: with :: worldSource: thinkexist.com
