Justin Chon Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“As an actor, I don't really think you find yourself. I mean, once you find yourself, I think it becomes boring and you become set in your ways. I think, as an actor I think it's not a bad thing but more of a gift. It's something you're always doing as an actor. You're adjusting constantly.”

“I don't think I'm a star. I just love to act. I'm not thinking I'm even close to where I want to be.”

“I love Irvine. That's my 'hood. I went to USC and used to come home every weekend. It's in my comfort zone.”

“I'm just following my own art, and I just think that the only thing I can do to be a great artist is do the best job I can in whatever movie I do.”

“If I could go back, I think I would be a rock star instead of an actor, man.”

“To be honest, I'm really into folk music, and I love Big Phony. I like Priscilla Ahn, and yeah, I really support Asian-American artists.”

“'Twilight' is reaching so many people, and I think it's a really good step in the right direction for diversity and opening up doors.”

“Being an actor is great; you chill in your trailer, and they bring you a breakfast burrito and coffee. But as director, you're responsible for every little thing.”

“I did an internship in the Silicon Valley during the Internet boom. I couldn't imagine sitting in a cubicle the rest of my life, so I gave acting a try. I would have been happy doing theater and making nothing.”

“I did this one movie with a great director named Wayne Kramer. It was 'Crossing Over,' and Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta were in it. I was one of the leads, and I thought this was it. It got shelved for two years, and then it was in theaters maybe a week. After that, I adopted a philosophy of, 'Hope for the best, expect the worst.'”