Lost' was a phenomenon, like Elvis.

Conversely, the most powerful thing an actor can say is "no." If something is presented and it's a stereotypical role or something, you can say no to that, and that's very powerful.

Sometimes you just get giggles leprosy and it can't be helped. I find that there's a direct correlation between fatigue and breaking.

Asian American men, Asian men have been basically eunuchs in American cinema and television.

For me, the most interesting thing is longevity and sustaining a career, because that's what's truly difficult.

You know, I always root for the older athlete. I root for the second album. I root for solo careers after the rock star breaks the band apart.

It'd be nice if Asian actors could be perceived as profitable, which is the bottom line. We're perceived as not mattering much fiscally.

With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.

You don't really see Asian men together very often. It's very rare in life.

The objective is not just to save the crew or just to get the ship up, but the superobjective is to get back home to the family and protect the family.

It's really weird to be in more than one franchise because an actor's life is so nomadic, and so it's a real privilege to get back together with people.

We must persistently establish God’s truth and stand for it to the end

Dachau-the significance of this name will never be erased from German history. It stands for all concentration camps which the Nazis established in their territory.

The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.

It's frightening that skepticism has to be a movement, because you're just arguing that reality is reality. What a waste of energy, in a way.

The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy... what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be?

The roots of effective leadership lie in simple things, one of which is listening. Listening to someone demonstrates respect; it shows that you value their ideas and are willing to hear them.

I come at a subject from a profoundly photographic level. I am not interested in pictures that ultimately don't work as pictures.

With Great power comes great need to take a nap

I've always been kind of a shy guy. Not very outgoing. I might not start a conversation, but if somebody else does, I'll chat away.

I want to be what I've always wanted to be: dominant.