All of our actions have consequences whether we know it or not. We never know what people are going through until something tragic happens - if they don't talk about it.
Honestly, I love Ruth's Chris.
I've played a jock a lot, but pretty nuanced jocks.
When I started acting, one of the first things I learned was - especially in Hollywood - was branding. I'm a tall guy. I'm like, 'Yeah, that's probably going to be my foot in the door,' because that's my impression on everybody. I'm an athletic guy, and I think, because I grew up disliking jocks so much, that became, like, the character for me.
I'm not the Asian kid of 'Riverdale;' I'm Reggie, and I just happen to be Chinese.
I'm not that much of a singer.
I wasn't bullied or anything, but I didn't really fit in.
People in high school either feel like they're with the cool kids in a clique, or they're isolated - there's no in-between.
When I was younger, I had no idea that I would be an actor. I had an interest in it, but I never actually did it. I didn't really expect it to be a career path.
If someone offers me a hot plate of Penne Arrabiata, fageddaboutit.
If I didn't mind having a quarter of my car payment going towards a gym membership, I'd definitely go to Equinox.
My acting technique is a combination of a lot of different ones. A lot of it is Meisner.
I like something with a really great storyline, characters, and concept. I like doing things that are new and cutting edge.
There's so much diversity on TV. It's actually reflecting American culture.
There are no Asian leading men in Hollywood. There's not an Asian Ryan Gosling or an Asian Brad Pitt.
I want to inspire Asian kids to become more artistic and creative rather than feeling that they have to be academic or whatever.
Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe - these leading men. These are the ones I grew up with. And Hugh Jackman. I love everything that these guys are doing. It's kind of been my mission to be an Asian-American version of that.
Everybody's gone through high school; everybody understands that dynamic. Some people have a great time, and some people don't have a great time. My high school experience was not the greatest. I wasn't necessarily bullied, but I was one of those guys that just goes along, and I didn't really feel connected to many of the social cliques.
I had a lot of friends, but none of them I felt super close with. Now that I'm older, I can look back on my teenage self and kind of see the things I did wrong and the things I did right, what affect they had on me, and what affect they had on other people. I can look at it in a much more conducive way to storytelling.
I told my team, 'I don't want to go out for Asian roles anymore.'
