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Constance Wu
9 quotes
“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 (born 1982) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Constance Wu Opens Up About Activism and Speaking Up For What’s Right" in Teen Vogue (27 February 2017)
“Listening to an underserved population is how you begin to understand them and serve them better.”
Constance Wu (born 1982) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "'Fresh Off The Boat' Star Constance Wu On Why She's With Hillary Clinton" in Elite Daily (2 November 2016)
“Make sure your work is never results-oriented. The result is a byproduct of the work, in a way.”
Constance Wu (born 1982) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "5 Reasons Constance Wu Is One Kickass Woman" in Huffington Post (22 March 2017)
“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 (born 1982) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Constance Wu: ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Will Tip Its Hat to ‘All-American Girl’" in The Hollywood Reporter (31 March 2015)
“I don't have the best family life. I'm not going to have a sob story and be like, my parents abandoned me, because they didn't. But they also are not that present. When I'm alone, I'm alone. I don't have anybody to call, and so I have to create meaning from myself.”
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“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 (born 1982) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Fresh Off the Boat Star: I Don't Need to Represent Every Asian Mom Ever" in Time (10 February 2015)
“I'd rather lose all my stuff than lose myself, because I've done that before, and that feels way worse.”
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“I'm okay with not having a super-secure lifestyle because if you're doing what you like, you don't need stuff to fill any empty holes.”
Constance Wu (born 1982) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Constance Wu on Confronting Hollywood's Racism" in The Cut (18 July 2016)
“Being an actor, in and of itself, is just hard. You have to just do it for its own sake.”
Constance Wu (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source