Jimmy O. Yang (performing a bit)

him being more and more three-dimensional of a character.

him being more and more three-dimensional of a character.

him being more and more three-dimensional of a character.

Yeah, I think I have a slightly different perspective than people that are born here in America because I get it. It's very unfair to have that constant foreigner stereotype. And it is something that we internalize. But I live in a weird in-between where I was actually a foreigner. So how can I lie to myself and be like, no, this person's lame because he was foreign. I was foreign, man.

Yeah, I think I have a slightly different perspective than people that are born here in America because I get it. It's very unfair to have that constant foreigner stereotype. And it is something that we internalize. But I live in a weird in-between where I was actually a foreigner. So how can I lie to myself and be like, no, this person's lame because he was foreign. I was foreign, man.

Yeah, I think I have a slightly different perspective than people that are born here in America because I get it. It's very unfair to have that constant foreigner stereotype. And it is something that we internalize. But I live in a weird in-between where I was actually a foreigner. So how can I lie to myself and be like, no, this person's lame because he was foreign. I was foreign, man.

And I remember when I first came to the country... Sure, I kind of expected white people, black people, Latinos to kind of not accept me in a way. But it was kind of sad that even Koreans and Chinese people who were born here, ABCs, American-born Chinese, they didn't accept me because they didn't want to be associated with me because I made them look foreign too because I was actually foreign.

And I remember when I first came to the country... Sure, I kind of expected white people, black people, Latinos to kind of not accept me in a way. But it was kind of sad that even Koreans and Chinese people who were born here, ABCs, American-born Chinese, they didn't accept me because they didn't want to be associated with me because I made them look foreign too because I was actually foreign.

And I remember when I first came to the country... Sure, I kind of expected white people, black people, Latinos to kind of not accept me in a way. But it was kind of sad that even Koreans and Chinese people who were born here, ABCs, American-born Chinese, they didn't accept me because they didn't want to be associated with me because I made them look foreign too because I was actually foreign.

So that felt kind of sad. So in a way, I always have a soft spot for immigrant foreign characters and outsiders, especially even an outsider within Asians. And I think it's a weird policy to say, oh, I don't play anybody with an accent. Now, okay, at this point in my career, I could choose to do certain things, not do certain things. based on artistically do I feel passionate about this or not.

So that felt kind of sad. So in a way, I always have a soft spot for immigrant foreign characters and outsiders, especially even an outsider within Asians. And I think it's a weird policy to say, oh, I don't play anybody with an accent. Now, okay, at this point in my career, I could choose to do certain things, not do certain things. based on artistically do I feel passionate about this or not.

So that felt kind of sad. So in a way, I always have a soft spot for immigrant foreign characters and outsiders, especially even an outsider within Asians. And I think it's a weird policy to say, oh, I don't play anybody with an accent. Now, okay, at this point in my career, I could choose to do certain things, not do certain things. based on artistically do I feel passionate about this or not.

But any day of the week, if, say, the Danny Mang character from Patriot State come to my desk, I would love to do it. You know, the guy was awesome, and he's amazing, and he just happened to be an immigrant that had a thick accent. And I think doing those kind of roles are just as important, if not more at times.

But any day of the week, if, say, the Danny Mang character from Patriot State come to my desk, I would love to do it. You know, the guy was awesome, and he's amazing, and he just happened to be an immigrant that had a thick accent. And I think doing those kind of roles are just as important, if not more at times.

But any day of the week, if, say, the Danny Mang character from Patriot State come to my desk, I would love to do it. You know, the guy was awesome, and he's amazing, and he just happened to be an immigrant that had a thick accent. And I think doing those kind of roles are just as important, if not more at times.

It was interesting because in the book and also in the script of the pilot, Willis is supposed to have trained in Kung Fu all his life, but he's not supposed to be very good. So how do you play that?

It was interesting because in the book and also in the script of the pilot, Willis is supposed to have trained in Kung Fu all his life, but he's not supposed to be very good. So how do you play that?

It was interesting because in the book and also in the script of the pilot, Willis is supposed to have trained in Kung Fu all his life, but he's not supposed to be very good. So how do you play that?

I wasn't sure if the producer was going to have me train in Kung Fu, but I'm like, guys, in order for me to look bad in Kung Fu, I have to be pretty good to at least understand the language of Kung Fu. It's like learning a new language in a way, right? I've never done martial arts before. In my life. So I had a trainer, Danny. He was Danny Ma. He's awesome.

I wasn't sure if the producer was going to have me train in Kung Fu, but I'm like, guys, in order for me to look bad in Kung Fu, I have to be pretty good to at least understand the language of Kung Fu. It's like learning a new language in a way, right? I've never done martial arts before. In my life. So I had a trainer, Danny. He was Danny Ma. He's awesome.