Listening to an underserved population is how you begin to understand them and serve them better. Constance Wu More Quotes by Constance Wu More Quotes From Constance Wu It was moving to me how many people from the show reached out to me, and even on set... to say, Just so you know, we love you and we know who you are, and you didnt deserve any of that stuff, because they also know that Im an actress I can be dramatic. ABC's. Constance Wu entertainment Everyone is really excited to see an Asian point of view, but also Asian faces on the screen, it's a milestone movie in that sense. Constance Wu top-news My dad got a job as a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He teaches biology and genetics. My dad has been obsessed with science his whole life. Both my paternal grandparents were illiterate bamboo farmers, so he really worked his way up and then got a Ph.D., full ride and everything, from universities in America. Constance Wu ridedadlifescience You're never going to please everyone, and if you do, there's something wrong. Constance Wu please-everyonewrongneveryou I'm always hungry for the next thing. I'm never resting on my laurels. Constance Wu neveralwayshungrynext Public service is about serving all the people, including the ones who are not like you. Constance Wu serviceyoupublic-servicepeople I don't fear being outspoken. The only thing I fear is losing my sense of integrity or losing sight of the values on which I guide my life. So I don't think it's particularly brave or unusual for me to speak out. Constance Wu my-lifemefearlife I wish reporters were more in tune to the difference between the Asian experience and the Asian-American experience. I think often they lump the two together and think that when I talk about Asian-American narratives that they can cite 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' or 'Mulan' as proof of concept when it's a different experience. Constance Wu tigerthinkexperiencetogether I was emotional. I wanted to be taken seriously. I was pretty emo. I was reciting Shakespeare monologues when I was 10. I still know the whole 'To be, or not to be...' monologue, because I knew it when I was 10. Constance Wu seriouslyprettyknowemotional There were so few Asians on-screen when I grew up, and the ones who were on-screen weren't given complex characters to play. Constance Wu complexwhoupplay My parents did not pay a cent for my education; they didn't give me a car or furniture - I did that 100% on my own. I had to pay back a lot. Constance Wu parentsmecareducation A lot of times, people think of Asian culture as some mythical world instead of modern people with modern occupations with modern problems, modern tools. Like, we're not all just talking Taoism and kung fu - some people are just trying to get over their breakup with their boyfriend, and they're Facebook-stalking. Constance Wu problemsculturepeopleworld It's my privilege to be able to play somebody not myself. I'm an actor who creates characters based in voice, movement, emotional quality, speech. Constance Wu myselfqualityspeechvoice I don't aspire to just play things that are like me. Whether the accent is Taiwanese or British or Canadian - that is the very craft in which I was trained. It is my absolute privilege and honor to do that. Constance Wu thingsmehonorplay I feel like I could carry a movie or a show, and I'll mess up here and there, and I'll learn from those things. Constance Wu feelthingslikemess If somebody judges me, then they're not my people, and that's all right. Constance Wu judgesrightmepeople I am definitely trying not to take films that are mostly about dude problems, not because I don't think they're worthy problems, but there are a lot of people who will take those. Constance Wu i-amproblemsthinkpeople Specificity is what makes good storytelling, and good storytelling is what makes money, and making money is then what encourages new producers to invest in different stories about Asians. Constance Wu newgoodmaking-moneymoney I do think there are some actors that can get away with trying to be funny, and they're still funny because they're just likeable, and you want to see them. Me, though, when you see me trying to be funny, it's like the worst thing in the world. It's needy, it's cloying, it's manipulative - it's bad. Constance Wu meyoufunnyworld If the writing is good, then the writing is already funny. All you have to do is make this funny writing true to the very deepest of your heart, and the fact that you are capable of making this true will be hysterical. Constance Wu goodyouheartfunny
