Daniel Dae Kim Quotes

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Daniel Dae Kim

Profession : Actor

Birth : August 4, 1968

My wife will tell you it's the little things, like driving my boys to school on my days off so she can rest. We're not into PDA, but every time we end a phone conversation, we say 'sarang,' which means love in Korean.

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I grew up in a steel town, and at the time, when I was a kid, there weren't any Asian families in the area. So it had its challenges.

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I like to think that I'm not as ominous in real life.

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Hawaii is so boring because it's always sunny.

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I've always wanted to see what it would be like to live in feudal Japan; I think that would be interesting.

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I'm funny at home too, but not deliberately. My wife is usually laughing at me rather than with me.

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Actors are at the mercy of roles that are offered.

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I consciously think about the ethnicity of every character that I create and cast. But one thing that is equally important is quality representation. It's not enough to put an African-American in there, a female in there, a gay character in there: How significant is their contribution? Can they drive the story?

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It's one thing to talk about lack of diversity and lack of representation. But that doesn't matter if you're not good at what you're supposed to be doing.

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I think time travel is really tricky. But if there's a logic and a complete and well-thought-through paradigm for it, I think it can be really interesting. Some of my favorite time-travel movies just make me think and, you know, the 'what if' question becomes a big one.

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What I do know is how difficult it is in this industry to get a show on the air. There's so many different stages: getting a script bought by the network, then getting a pilot made and having that pilot go to series, and then, when that series gets on the air, having people watch it.

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My dad even likes to give me career advice. I'll let him know about some offers about films and TV shows that I get, and he'll ask me questions like, 'What's the money like?' and 'Who got this for you - was it your agent or manager, and what are they getting out of this?'

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It's a fun job, but actors are like vagabonds and must go where the work is.

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I've lived in Hawaii long enough now where people don't make a big deal about me being there; I'm just a part of the community, thankfully.

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As someone of Korean descent, I am certain my road was a bit hard. I have to say anyone who's an aspiring actor has a difficult road regardless of race.

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