Jimmy O. Yang (performing a bit)

So in a way, I think that's very true to my own experience. And I think to the Asian American experience, where a lot of times we feel invisible and that invisibility has been internalized. That we don't think about it every day, but we just accepted it. And in a way that's even more dangerous.

So in a way, I think that's very true to my own experience. And I think to the Asian American experience, where a lot of times we feel invisible and that invisibility has been internalized. That we don't think about it every day, but we just accepted it. And in a way that's even more dangerous.

So in a way, I think that's very true to my own experience. And I think to the Asian American experience, where a lot of times we feel invisible and that invisibility has been internalized. That we don't think about it every day, but we just accepted it. And in a way that's even more dangerous.

Yeah, in a way, like, or we're only good for this job or that job. You know, like the tagline of the show, the poster of the show is me getting kicked out of a window, you know, and, which is a fun scene. I'm not going to give too much away. But, it's break out of your role. That's the tagline of the show. And I thought it really is that it's breaking out of the role that society expects you of.

Yeah, in a way, like, or we're only good for this job or that job. You know, like the tagline of the show, the poster of the show is me getting kicked out of a window, you know, and, which is a fun scene. I'm not going to give too much away. But, it's break out of your role. That's the tagline of the show. And I thought it really is that it's breaking out of the role that society expects you of.

Yeah, in a way, like, or we're only good for this job or that job. You know, like the tagline of the show, the poster of the show is me getting kicked out of a window, you know, and, which is a fun scene. I'm not going to give too much away. But, it's break out of your role. That's the tagline of the show. And I thought it really is that it's breaking out of the role that society expects you of.

It's breaking out of a role that your family expects you of, you know, and we all have that Asian or not, you know, like my family expected me to be an engineer, a good student, definitely not a comedian, you know, and an actor. And society expects me to be the model minority, you know, And then I have to prove to myself that this is possible.

It's breaking out of a role that your family expects you of, you know, and we all have that Asian or not, you know, like my family expected me to be an engineer, a good student, definitely not a comedian, you know, and an actor. And society expects me to be the model minority, you know, And then I have to prove to myself that this is possible.

It's breaking out of a role that your family expects you of, you know, and we all have that Asian or not, you know, like my family expected me to be an engineer, a good student, definitely not a comedian, you know, and an actor. And society expects me to be the model minority, you know, And then I have to prove to myself that this is possible.

Oh, man, that was a very interesting experience. I wouldn't call myself a method actor, but I do find the process of doing certain things for the character very interesting, right? Yeah. So I was like, Willis has never left Chinatown. He's lived in an SRO all his life, and he's struggled all his life. I've done that. I have drove Uber. I have been a waiter in a restaurant, many things.

Oh, man, that was a very interesting experience. I wouldn't call myself a method actor, but I do find the process of doing certain things for the character very interesting, right? Yeah. So I was like, Willis has never left Chinatown. He's lived in an SRO all his life, and he's struggled all his life. I've done that. I have drove Uber. I have been a waiter in a restaurant, many things.

Oh, man, that was a very interesting experience. I wouldn't call myself a method actor, but I do find the process of doing certain things for the character very interesting, right? Yeah. So I was like, Willis has never left Chinatown. He's lived in an SRO all his life, and he's struggled all his life. I've done that. I have drove Uber. I have been a waiter in a restaurant, many things.

But that was years ago. So I'm like, let me re-experience some of that. And I bought a $1,500 Toyota Corolla on Craigslist. It barely worked. It was like a 1998. And on the paddle shifter, you know how you have D, R, and neutral for reverse and drive? This doesn't have any letters on it. So you have to kind of guess where your shifter is.

But that was years ago. So I'm like, let me re-experience some of that. And I bought a $1,500 Toyota Corolla on Craigslist. It barely worked. It was like a 1998. And on the paddle shifter, you know how you have D, R, and neutral for reverse and drive? This doesn't have any letters on it. So you have to kind of guess where your shifter is.

But that was years ago. So I'm like, let me re-experience some of that. And I bought a $1,500 Toyota Corolla on Craigslist. It barely worked. It was like a 1998. And on the paddle shifter, you know how you have D, R, and neutral for reverse and drive? This doesn't have any letters on it. So you have to kind of guess where your shifter is.

And in order to get into the driver's side, you have to crawl in from the passenger. Just the anxiety and the trouble you have to go through... to get to work, to get from A to B, was very informative of someone who's struggling. But then it was interesting. I showed up to work the first day on set. I'm the lead of the show. I'm number one on the call sheet, right? I felt pretty proud about that.

And in order to get into the driver's side, you have to crawl in from the passenger. Just the anxiety and the trouble you have to go through... to get to work, to get from A to B, was very informative of someone who's struggling. But then it was interesting. I showed up to work the first day on set. I'm the lead of the show. I'm number one on the call sheet, right? I felt pretty proud about that.

And in order to get into the driver's side, you have to crawl in from the passenger. Just the anxiety and the trouble you have to go through... to get to work, to get from A to B, was very informative of someone who's struggling. But then it was interesting. I showed up to work the first day on set. I'm the lead of the show. I'm number one on the call sheet, right? I felt pretty proud about that.

I worked all my life to get there. And then when I got to the gate at Fox Studios, the gate guard was like, do you have your ID? And then I was like, I gave her my ID and my legal name's a little different. So I was like, oh, it's just check under Jimmy. And she's like... While your name's not on there, pull over to the side. You have two minutes. Call whoever people you hear to see.

I worked all my life to get there. And then when I got to the gate at Fox Studios, the gate guard was like, do you have your ID? And then I was like, I gave her my ID and my legal name's a little different. So I was like, oh, it's just check under Jimmy. And she's like... While your name's not on there, pull over to the side. You have two minutes. Call whoever people you hear to see.