There was a week where I was depressed with the rain, and people were telling me to get a light box. But I live on the 14th floor of an apartment complex, and I see the Broadway Bridge and Mount Hood, and it keeps me such company. And like true Oregonians, I don't carry an umbrella anymore.

Reggie Lee

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We are all one, so let's help each other out. by Reggie Lee

We are all one, so let's help each other out.

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Stepping into the "shoes" of someone's life other than my own, great movies such as 'Cinema Paradiso,' scenic landscapes, the work of Daniel Day-Lewis, the books of Joel Goldsmith, traveling, doughnuts, ice cream.

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First thing I do when I get up is journal, meditate, read. by Reggie Lee

First thing I do when I get up is journal, meditate, read.

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Everything we will ever need, we already have within us. by Reggie Lee

Everything we will ever need, we already have within us.

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Be kind to each other. by Reggie Lee

Be kind to each other.

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As an Asian American at pilot season you take whatever there is. by Reggie Lee

As an Asian American at pilot season you take whatever there is.

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Kusewera, an organization that fosters orphanages in Africa and the Philippines and encourages through creative play and education. Anything and everything that supports cancer research. East West Players, the oldest and biggest Asian American theater in the U.S.

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More than anything, it's [yoga] really led to a solid belief in two fundamental things: that we have everything we will ever need, and more, within us, and we are all one. Not only has it given me great lessons in abundance and the infiniteness of our gifts, but it has led to a more conscious enjoyment of my work and my life.

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Well, 'Grimm' is important to me for obvious reasons. I'm lucky to be able to do what I love to do for a living. I never, ever forget that. And charity work just helps me feel like I'm doing something to support my belief that we are all one. I'd like to actually do more in the future.

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I speak Cantonese, and I speak Tagalog. by Reggie Lee

I speak Cantonese, and I speak Tagalog.

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I don't fancy myself as a very sarcastic person in real life. by Reggie Lee

I don't fancy myself as a very sarcastic person in real life.

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My dad is an ob-gyn - he's retired now - and he wanted to come to the States to make a better life, for opportunity. My mom said that, on the plane ride here, I did not want to speak a word of English - I spoke Tagalog. And then, after the first day of school, I didn't want to speak anything but English.

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I have the biggest sweet tooth, and just recently a doughnut shop in Portland called Pip's Original introduced a doughnut inspired by me called the 'Dirty Wu.' It is a cinnamon-sugar doughnut with sea salt, drizzled with honey and Nutella.

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The announcement that I was going to be an actor was made when was I was 10 years old. And that didn't go down all that well, but I had a lot of years to butter up my parents. My parents have mellowed quite a bit, but, growing up, there was a sense that the only real professions were doctor, engineer, lawyer. Those were your choices.

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You want something? Go get it with single-minded devotion. by Reggie Lee

You want something? Go get it with single-minded devotion.

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From the time I made my announcement that I was going to be an actor, I auditioned for community theater, did shows at Greenbrier, interned at the Cleveland Play House for a summer, took voice lessons, took ballet lessons. I did everything that Cleveland allowed me to do - everything that was available to me.

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The acceptance to Harvard was more of trophy than a real possibility to me. I would have been miserable.

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Definitely for myself, I find myself gravitating towards dramatic work. In terms of sitcoms, you know, I always tell my agent I don't want to be seen.

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When I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read... by Reggie Lee

When I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read to me most was Pinocchio.

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The other day, a doughnut shop in Portland called Pip's Originals tweeted me telling me that they named a doughnut after me called the 'Dirty Wu.' It is a cinnamon sugar doughnut drizzled with honey and Nutella. It was so good. I just won the Oscar in the sci-fi world.

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