With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.

Conversely, the most powerful thing an actor can say is "no." If something is presented and it's a stereotypical role or something, you can say no to that, and that's very powerful.

Sometimes you just get giggles leprosy and it can't be helped. I find that there's a direct correlation between fatigue and breaking.

Asian American men, Asian men have been basically eunuchs in American cinema and television.

For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that's what's truly difficult.

You know, I always root for the older athlete. I root for the second album. I root for solo careers after the rock star breaks the band apart.

It'd be nice if Asian actors could be perceived as profitable, which is the bottom line. We're perceived as not mattering much fiscally.

Lost' was a phenomenon, like Elvis.

You don't really see Asian men together very often. It's very rare in life.

The objective is not just to save the crew or just to get the ship up, but the superobjective is to get back home to the family and protect the family.

It's really weird to be in more than one franchise because an actor's life is so nomadic, and so it's a real privilege to get back together with people.

The only place I ever felt at home was with you. There isn’t a place for me anywhere anymore… I’ve been evicted.

Change is difficult, but it can be managed when you stay aware of the power of your choices, even if it’s simply your attitude.

I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a sense of humor.

Things, when magnified, are forgeries of happiness.

You're either sexy or you're not. I'm very self-conscious about my physiognomy.

We were really sick of silver.

A spirit of restlessness and resistance can never wait, but one who believes he is loved with an everlasting love, and knows that underneath are the everlasting arms, will find strength and peace.

The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension, turmoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested

I would like to see every newspaper and every magazine have a network of bureaus all over the world, gathering news.

Russia sees itself as a country that is self-sufficient.