As a Korean American, I grew up yearning to see actors that looked like me. On the rare occasions I saw an Asian celebrity, I adored them unflaggingly. Crystal Hana Kim Read Quote
I love books where you can fall in love with the character. And when I say fall in love, I don’t mean to be so enraptured by them but to know them really deeply. Crystal Hana Kim Read Quote
I’m not writing necessarily for an audience. I think about the audience at the end, once I have a complete book. But, when I’m writing it, I really need to feel like I’m learning, and I’m investigating something that I’m personally interested in. Crystal Hana Kim Read Quote
I don’t know if it’s unique, but I know many Korean American people of my generation who want to know about their grandparents’ lives in Korea, but their family members won’t tell them because it’s too painful. But my grandmother is just a natural storyteller, and she very openly spoke about really difficult times in her life. Crystal Hana Kim Read Quote
For me, writing is something that I need to do. If I’m not writing, I’m not happy. Crystal Hana Kim Read Quote
I came from a practical family. The idea of being a writer seemed impossible to me. Crystal Hana Kim Read Quote
My grandmother raised me when I was little. I was born here, and my parents are immigrants; they needed someone to help take care of me because they were working a lot, so my grandmother came from Korea. So I’m very close with my grandmother, and I keep in touch with her a lot. Crystal Hana Kim Read Quote
It’s so important for us to write complex, realistic women because that’s what we are. Crystal Hana Kim Read Quote
As a major feature film with Asian Americans in leading roles, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is important. We hope that this movie will be our ‘Black Panther,’ announcing to Hollywood that we are here, we belong, and we are ready for more. Crystal Hana Kim Read Quote
When I heard that Hollywood was going to make Kevin Kwan’s novel ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ into a movie, I was so ecstatic I nearly cried. Crystal Hana Kim Read Quote
