I hope I can get to more and more of the Chinese audience and kind of lead the way to maybe, y’know, inspire seems like a big word, but y’know… inspire to get people into entertainment because I think we can be just as good as anybody else. Jimmy O. Yang Read Quote
As far as stand-up, a lot of Asians and Chinese are not as apt to stand-up, especially the older generation since they don’t even know what stand-up is. Jimmy O. Yang Read Quote
I think you have to experience life and then pull certain experiences into your act and your character’s life, whoever you play, so you’re full. Jimmy O. Yang Read Quote
Other Asian actors, especially American-born actors, sometimes shy away from immigrant roles. Jimmy O. Yang Read Quote
Immigrant characters now are getting much more well-rounded, and they have personalities, which is important because we do need to portray immigrants in a humanizing way. Jimmy O. Yang Read Quote
I went to school for economics, and especially in Asian culture it’s not really a viable job for my family to be an artist. Jimmy O. Yang Read Quote
I have some scripts, I’m putting a couple of projects together with people I want to work with. I think that’s the most exciting part, when you can hopefully create your own content and find the people that you love that you get to work with. Jimmy O. Yang Read Quote
You know something like ‘Patriots Day’ that I did a few years ago, which is a drama, is very different than comedy. That was super rewarding. I want to do more of that and also my own writing. Jimmy O. Yang Read Quote
I tried a bunch of things, like Jiu Jitsu boxing classes. I don’t know why, but I did. Jimmy O. Yang Read Quote
