Quotes from Jimmy O. Yang

I studied economics and thought I wanted to play with the stock market - my dad was a financial adviser - and I was going to go down that path. I was an intern at Smith Barney.

Why is it when a white actor or even a black actor does a British accent, it's considered art?

I came to this country when I was 13 years old, I couldn't really speak English, and I had an accent.

I went to school for economics, and especially in Asian culture it's not really a viable job for my family to be an artist.

When you're 1 out of 5 Asian people on TV, all the pressure is on you and you have to represent.

I know Asian actors out there won't even audition for a role that have an accent. But for me, I was the kid with an accent. I still have an accent to some degree.

One of my first big paychecks, I used it to buy a Rolex. I bought a used 1968 vintage Rolex. I was too cheap to buy a new one.

Certain stories, like my mom leaving when I was 15-years-old to go back to China because she didn't quite assimilate like we did, that was a moment that was very sad in my life.