Kal Penn Professions : Associate DirectorWhite House Office of Public Liaison Born : April 23, 1977 Browse All Authors Top 14 quotes by Kal Penn Growing up, I always had two interests and two passions; one being public service and the other being the arts and acting. Kal Penn growing-up passion art The thing that I enjoy about being an actor and the thing that I enjoy about the arts in general is the ability to make the audience feel an emotion that they weren't intending to feel before they went in. Kal Penn emotion actors art The point of serving your country is not to do your own thing or to go rogue, but to work as part of the process. Kal Penn rogues process country I have a huge political problem with the role. It was essentially accepting a form of racial profiling. I think it's repulsive. But it was the first time I had a chance to blow stuff up and take a family hostage. Kal Penn roles political thinking I was a vegetarian when we shot the first film(Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle), and I generally eat organic as much as possible. I know this is so disappointing to the audience, which is why I don't talk about it a lot, but I don't smoke weed, I don't eat fast food. Kal Penn weed white firsts To the folks walking around the District of Columbia, I would say this: Be careful. Kal Penn columbia folks be-careful What I love about L.A. and Washington, D.C. is that they're almost the opposite of each other. L.A. is a very creative space while D.C. is a very cerebral space. So, they're the ying and the yang in my world. I like them both for their own reasons. Kal Penn yang creative-space opposites I think the media loves taking the most absurd clips for a sport that has become congressional politics. Kal Penn media sports thinking I'm also politically independent so I'm not a fan of either the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress. Kal Penn republican independent fans My folks are in Jersey. And I have a lot of friends and other family there. So, I try to visit as much as possible. Kal Penn jersey lots-of-friends trying The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's how are your parents doing. Kal Penn weekend jobs sports Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done. Kal Penn down-and news done In many ways, I feel like having the opportunity to play Gogol in 'The Namesake' really was my dream role in many ways. Kal Penn dream play opportunity Our hope is that we´ll not just have the chance to be here these four days but come back regularly, and work with some of our Cuban counterparts and maybe make some movies together, make some art together, I think that will be great. Kal Penn entertainment
