Anger and comedy are really connected.

Korean children get a lot of fuss made over them, I guess because life was tough in the old country, and it was a big deal if you survived. There's a big party thrown when you are 100 days old, followed by another when you make it to one whole year.

I really love Steve Martin and all the stuff he did in the '70s. I think it's really great.

I think white people like to tell Asian people how they should feel about race because they're too scared to tell black people.

Silence is so often applauded and those who speak out are often called tasteless.

I was lucky. I always had really great friends in my personal life, people always just knew who I was. It wasn't until I was in show business where that sort of changed or shifted at first. I have always had a great support network. I have had a lot of really wonderful, close friends.

You have to have a very holler-y sensibility. So they [the audience] know there's something worth listening to.