I don't think people understand the model-minority stereotype is negative. You are boxed in. You have to untangle that to find your own path.

I don't think people in America understand race, and how deep the hooks of whiteness there are in our consciousness.

I don't like labels. I don't understand the need for them. When you define yourself a certain way, people have expectations.

People talk about perfect timing, but I think everything is perfect in its moment; you just want to capture that.

Sundays are for Dim Sum. While the rest of America goes to church, Sunday School, or NFL games, you can find Chinese people eating Cantonese food.

I want everybody to run at the same speed as me. But some people are more conscientious, they think more and they plan more. And they're more careful.