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Asian people are very practical and come from a conservative world. The parents want their kids to be doctors and lawyers. There are casting calls for Asian children, but once the parents find out the children might miss school, they're opposed to it.

~B. D. Wong

Topics: Asian Calls Casting Children Come Conservative Doctors Find Kids Lawyers Might Miss Once Opposed Out Parents People Practical School Very Want World

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I realize it's a cliche almost, that coming out of the closet is a very healthy and empowering thing to do, but for me, it really has been a truly wonderful thing.

~B. D. Wong

Topics: Almost Been Cliche Closet Coming Empowering Healthy Me Out Realize Really Thing Truly Very Wonderful Wonderful Thing

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I have a hard time watching films and not thinking how I would play any part, whether it's a man or a woman.

~B. D. Wong

Topics: Any Films Hard Hard Time How Man Part Play Thinking Time Watching Whether Woman Would

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Writing is an incredibly creatively empowering experience for me. It is the place where nobody tries to control what I'm doing.

~B. D. Wong

Topics: Control Creatively Doing Empowering Experience Incredibly Me Nobody Place Tries Where Writing

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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.

~B. D. Wong

Topics: Actor Always As Far As Being Casting Chain Control Directors Far Food Food Chain Issues Jobs Living Making Making A Living Minority Order Producers Top Trouble

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I had studied the violin to a certain amount of success. At some point, I realized that I didn't really like the violin. I was only doing it because I could, and I was good at it, and everyone was encouraging me. But I didn't have a great love for it.

~B. D. Wong

Topics: Amount Because Certain Could Doing Encouraging Everyone Good Great Great Love Had Like Love Me Only Point Realized Really Some Studied Success Violin

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Playing the priest on 'Oz' was a fantastic experience. I was very lucky.

~B. D. Wong

Topics: Experience Fantastic Lucky Oz Playing Priest Very

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In television, a sitcom is probably the closest thing to what it's like working in the theater.

~B. D. Wong

Topics: Closest Closest Thing Like Sitcom Television Theater Thing Working

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If I were to limit myself to the opportunities that were presented playing only Chinese-American parts, I would be virtually without a career.

~B. D. Wong

Topics: Career Limit Myself Only Opportunities Parts Playing Presented Virtually Were Without Would

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I always knew I'd be more of a character actor than a leading man, and I always wanted to take that and run with it.

~B. D. Wong

Topics: Actor Always Character Character Actor Knew Leading Leading Man Man More Run Take Than Wanted

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: October 24th, 1960

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