I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard. Eddie Huang More Quotes by Eddie Huang More Quotes From Eddie Huang People ask me what my greatest strengths are and I say perspective. The best way to get that is to meet people that are polar opposites; you learn the most from them. There are pieces of you that are inherently yours, but everything else is a collection of the things you’ve seen and the people you’ve met. Eddie Huang perspective opposites people People talk about perfect timing, but I think everything is perfect in its moment; you just want to capture that. Eddie Huang perfect people thinking Not only was I not white, to many people I wasn’t Asian either Eddie Huang asian white people I wanted to inspire people not to work under a bamboo ceiling. Whatever you are - yellow, black, white, brown - you don't have to allow your skin to define who you are or how you operate your business. There's not one face to anything. Eddie Huang white yellow people Black culture has been a huge influence in my life. Eddie Huang influence black culture Soup dumplings, sitcoms, one-night stands--good ones leave you wanting more. Eddie Huang wanting-more soup night America ain’t three fifths bad. Eddie Huang three america When you have a strong conviction, you have a duty not to tell people what they want. At least represent yourself and say: ‘Yo, this is what I’m into, and this is what I’m seeing in the world. Let me take your hand and guide you through it, so you can see through my eyes Eddie Huang eye strong hands There is a lot of food culture that goes on in the home and in the community in non-traditional ways. Food is a lot more than restaurants. Eddie Huang food-culture community home I like a walking culture; I need to be in a city where you can walk everywhere. Eddie Huang cities culture needs But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture. Eddie Huang cooking identity writing I don’t do coupons or Reeboks. Life is too short to half-step. Eddie Huang life-is-too-short half steps Whether it’s food or women, the ones on front street are supermodels. Big hair, big tits, big trouble, but the one you come home to is probably something like cavatelli and red sauce. She’s not screaming for attention because she knows she’s good enough even if your dumb ass hasn’t figured it out yet. Eddie Huang dumb home hair For me, juicing isn't about binging and cleansing; I try to incorporate it into a balanced diet. Eddie Huang cleansing balanced trying I get so disenfranchised reading the news, because global borders and lines we've created are completely unnecessary. That's just another person on the other side, and it's his bad luck that he was born there and it's my good fortune that I was born here. It's all kind of illogical. Eddie Huang good news luck reading I choose to be American, I choose to live in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, I choose to have Puerto Rican/Jewish neighbors, and I choose to maintain my Chinese identity. Eddie Huang choose american live identity I blog because I have something to say. Eddie Huang blog say something because I'm so sick of people misunderstanding Asians in America and what we're about. Eddie Huang misunderstanding sick america people When I feel off, I read the 'Tao Te Ching' to get my equilibrium right. I started reading it in the eleventh grade. Eddie Huang right feel get reading I don't want to get burned when I'm cooking. To avoid getting hit when pan-frying, I stand far away and use chopsticks that are almost two feet long. I learned it from my mom, who does the same thing. Eddie Huang cooking mom feet long
