As an actor, you can play different age ranges and different ethnicities. Justin Chon More Quotes by Justin Chon More Quotes From Justin Chon When you love something, you're gonna be the best at it. Justin Chon being-the-best 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. Justin Chon finding-yourself mean thinking I had a date with a girl I called the parrot. All she did was repeat everything I said. She never had an original thought of her own. Everything I liked, she liked. Everything I hated, she hated. It was annoying! Justin Chon original-thought annoying girl In life, try your best to do the right thing. Have fun while you're alive. Take advantage of every asset you have. Don't take anything for granted. Justin Chon do-the-right-thing best you life 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.' Justin Chon best thought great hope When it comes to romance, I believe in keeping it simple. With my last girlfriend, we were on our way to our favorite restaurant when I pretended that the car was crappin' out. I asked her to get out and check if smoke was coming from the exhaust. When she did, I popped the trunk and inside were six dozen roses and a stuffed bear. Justin Chon smoke car simple believe If I could go back, I think I would be a rock star instead of an actor, man. Justin Chon back go think man I'm gonna be pretty honest; there wasn't a lot of improv allowed on 'Eclipse.' Justin Chon improv pretty gonna honest 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. Justin Chon like support music love I think that it'd be nice for other Asians to support other Asian artists and help each other instead of pull each other down. Justin Chon down think support nice 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. Justin Chon best job great art It's funny - when I started acting, I didn't know I was going to be talking about Asian-American issues so much. You know what, though? It just comes with the territory, being ethnic. Justin Chon know you talking funny I'd love to work in a restaurant. You get to meet new people all the time and constantly socialize. There are no dull moments when you're serving. It would definitely be a fun job to have. Justin Chon you work time love '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. Justin Chon step good diversity people I didn't become an actor to be famous. I genuinely love acting and never expected to make a penny at it. Justin Chon famous never acting love 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. Justin Chon my-life internet happy life 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. Justin Chon great you chill coffee I love Irvine. That's my 'hood. I went to USC and used to come home every weekend. It's in my comfort zone. Justin Chon hood comfort-zone home love My parents were always supportive of me in terms of expressing myself artistically. Art, musical instruments, singing - whatever I did, they were just really supportive. Justin Chon myself me singing art 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. Justin Chon think want love thinking
