Quotes by Steven Yeun - Page 1

If you work in Chicago in the improv scene, anyone is happy for you if you get a job.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Jobs
Chicago
Scene
Improv
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I'm stupidly curious. I will go and touch anything until I find out that it's very harmful.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Curious
Touch
Harmful
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I’m stupidly curious. I will go and touch anything until I find out that it’s very harmful.
Steven Yeun / Actor
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At the end of the day, if you can't say a line right, it does not matter who your contacts are.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Doe
Lines
The End Of The Day
End Of The Day Your Day
Contacts
End Of The Day
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I'm not much of a horror fan. When it comes to ghost stuff and demon stuff, I can't watch that.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Demon
Fans
Ghost
Stuff
Watches
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I am a huge Pistons fan. Those were some of my best times in college, watching the Detroit Pistons.
Steven Yeun / Actor
College
Detroit
Fans
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Many people, not just Asians, are more concerned with hustling and getting to meetings with contacts to gain success.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Concerned
Gains
Hustle
People
Asians
Contacts
Gain
Hustling
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I want to stretch myself. Another reason why I'm so fortunate is that this is a drama and I've been brought up in comedy.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Drama
Reason Why
Want
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I was raised in a Christian household and heard a lot of praise music, so that's what helps me get to an emotional place.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Christian
Emotional
Helping
Praise
Helps
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I've always loved drama. This is a blessing because I can show a little bit of what I can do, and hopefully more, in the future.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Blessing
Drama
Littles
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I took up boxing to get in shape for filming because it's grueling - all the running, the heat, the yelling, the crying that we do.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Running
Boxing
Heat
Yelling
Filming
Crying
Grueling
Shape
Took
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I'm good at keeping secrets, but if it's not something super serious I usually tell people not to tell me because I'll tell someone else.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Keeping Secrets
People
Serious
Good Me People
Because
Else
Secrets
Something
Super
Tell
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I'm Korean-American. Not Colombian. My parents are first-generation, and I'm like... in-between, because I moved over here when I was four or five.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Four
Generations
Moved
Parent
In-Between
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I was a psych major in college and I actually owned two white lab rats. I had to train them and I took them home so that's just kind of missing for me.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Home
College
Missing
Psych
Rats
Major
Just Kind
Lab
Owned
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I grew up in Michigan, so I played hockey, football and basketball. I played a little bit of lacrosse, too. My brother played more lacrosse and ran track.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Basketball
Brother
Football
Hockey
Michigan
Ran
Track
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What brought me to L.A. was work! I moved to Chicago after college - I went to Kalamazoo - did my nerd thing, graduated, and moved to Chicago to pursue improv.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Chicago
College
Nerd
Pursue
Graduated
Improv
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Yeah, it's scary. During filming, it wasn't just jitters from being the newer guy there or the greenest guy there. It was also fear of not messing up such an important character.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Character
Guy
Scary
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I believe that we are still hovering around the realm of Asians playing all types of Asians. I do not see that changing any time soon just because there is a limited pool of Asian actors.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Asian
Hovering
Pool
Time Believe I Believe
Changing
Limited
Realm
Types
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Maybe it's a cultural thing, being Korean, but my first reflex has always been to exude humility - but it doesn't help you in acting. For acting, humility isn't the best thing. It'll weaken your work.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Acting
Firsts
Humility
Best Work Always
Cultural
Reflex
Weaken
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The most fun thing about doing the show is that, as a nerd, the fun has been in learning and having it be like a grad school for me, every day. Every moment is a new experience. Every conversation is a new gain.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Fun
New Experiences
School
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I felt like I've needed to ask my parents up until about four years ago about everything. They have helped me tremendously, I came out of college with no debt. Everything they made, they just poured into my education.
Steven Yeun / Actor
College
Parent
Years
Education Me Parents
Poured
Tremendously
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I got to go to New York Comic-Con. I've never been and I've heard it's crazy, so I'd love to see it. To be quite honest, I'd like for people to want us to be there, too. I'm hoping. I'm knocking on wood, so we'll see.
Steven Yeun / Actor
New York
Crazy
People
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I try not to question the choices of the production. They've done such a good job up until now that I'm sure they have the right plan in place. And to be quite honest, we don't even know exactly when it will be coming out.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Jobs
Choices
Trying
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Well, my parents originally wanted me to become a doctor - that's why I was in school; I was pre-med, and I graduated with a degree in psychology and a concentration in neuroscience. Really, the plan was for me to go to med school.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Concentration
Doctors
Neuroscience
Parent
Psychology
School
Doctor Me Parents
Me Parents School
Doctor
Degree
Graduated
Originally
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I'm glad that people have responded well to it, so far. I'm thankful for that. But, I'm also excited now that I have a better grasp of this character than I did before. I want to take it even further and really explore who Glenn is.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Character
People
Want
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Whatever I lack in size and strength and speed, I kind of make up for in being grittier. When it comes to something like basketball I'm definitely not the best guy on the court, but I love elbowing and pushing people out or boxing them out.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Best
Basketball
Boxing
Court
Guy
People
Pushing
Size
Speed
Love Strength People
Definitely
Whatever
Lack
Make Up
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What I learned, in the two months that we shot, I don't think I could have learned in two to four years of drama school. It's invaluable to me, and that's been the most fun. It's been nice to let this be a learning experience in everything.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Drama
Fun
Nice
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The biggest challenges are in the same vein. It's about retaining all that stuff. Also, the physical stuff is not as easy as we originally thought. I play a lot of sports and I remember saying, "Oh, I'll be fine, running around or doing anything."
Steven Yeun / Actor
Running
Sports
Play
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If anything, the way that you feel is a direct indicator of how far we've come from our symbiotic relationship with nature. In that way, when someone hangs a mirror to every single blemish that's on us, it makes you really reassess what your morals are.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Direct
Moral
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It is tough, every time. The ensemble is great. I would always ask Andrew, "Is this how Hollywood is? Is this how every TV show and movie is?" And he was like, "No, dude. This is not. Do not get used to this. Be thankful that this is how your first gig is."
Steven Yeun / Actor
Being Thankful
Gigs
Tv Shows
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Somehow, I landed The Walking Dead and it's great because it stretches and works different muscles for me, and it really lets me stretch myself as a performer. Now, I'm really excited to flex my comedy muscle. Hopefully, I'll get some opportunities to do that.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Opportunity
Different
Walking Dead
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People think that Detroit is this barren wasteland. While there are parts that are not as nice as others, the misconception is not true. It is definitely not a thriving community in Detroit, but it is getting there. There is a lot of heart and love in this city.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Barren
Detroit
Heart
Misconception
Nice
Thinking
Definitely
Parts
Thriving
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I like documentaries because there's nothing to nitpick or criticize about scenes if they aren't just right. It's about honesty and real-life circumstances coming out. Granted it can be swayed by how people tell that story, but overall, I like it because it is true.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Circumstances
Criticize
Documentaries
Granted
Honesty
People
Real
Coming
Scenes
Overall
Story
Swayed
Tell
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I think there are fans who love the genre to begin with, and there are fans who love the comic book to begin with, but fans of the comic book aren't necessarily fans of the genre. There are obviously a lot of those people who love both, but I'm not a huge fan of that genre, personally.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Book
People
Thinking
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Yeah, it's been pretty gnarly. It's fun. It can only be fun, unless you're really squirmy about that. Honestly, during that guts episode, they didn't tell Andrew and I anything. They just put trenchcoats on us and said, "All right, just stand right here and we're going to put this stuff on you."
Steven Yeun / Actor
Fun
Gnarly
Stuff
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Maybe it was just me shorting myself to hedge my expectations. As a fan, I was excited about the project. If you look at the body of work for the people involved, I was excited about the project, but I didn't really know. There were people saying, "I think we're going to be part of something huge."
Steven Yeun / Actor
Expectations
People
Thinking
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If you ask any of the other actors, they'd probably say nice things because they're nice people, but I was always like, "Oh gosh, I hope I'm doing this right." I was very hard on myself, and I continue to be. That's why it's sometimes hard for me to digest watching myself on television. There is some pressure.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Nice
People
Pressure
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I remember the first day I got there, they started the take and after four takes I was on the ground, on my back, with a banana and a Twizzler in my hand, and my face was green, and they said, "You can't get back on set for another 30 minutes." That was a, "Welcome to Atlanta," and that put everything in perspective.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Atlanta
Hands
Perspective
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It was so ridiculous. We were just sitting there, thinking about how ridiculous it was because we literally had stray hairs on us. The camera couldn't pick up all the details, but we had some crazy things. We had huge slabs of fat on us and bits of nails and hair. It was disgusting. But, there's also the beautiful parts of it.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Beautiful
Crazy
Thinking
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I know a lot of people who say, "I reluctantly watched the first episode because I don't really like zombies and that stuff, but I was pleasantly surprised by the characters and the drama of it all." I think that's what keeps people coming back and brings new watchers to the show. What the show does is cross many, many different viewerships.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Character
Drama
Thinking
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You can say that all you want, but even in the little time that I've been in this industry, I've learned that it isn't exactly what you expect, so you've got to have a level head. I thought people would dig it. I thought people would enjoy it. It's AMC. I thought people would be fans. But, I did not think we would be the best new show on television.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Fans
People
Thinking
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To be honest, at that point, just being so fresh to L.A., I was in the mind-set of just getting work, at all costs. But, if you take a step back from it, it's just such a blessing to be able to play somebody like Glenn. Me being Asian American, it's nice to have something to play that's not so very stereotypical. It's also nice to have somebody that I identify with.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Blessing
Nice
Play
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I was more into music, before I got into college. In high school, I used to play guitar and sing. I did a lot of that. But, when I graduated and went to college, I remember my freshman year and this girl from across the hall, who is one of my good friends to this day, had a brother who was in the school improv team. We went to go watch a show and it blew my face off.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Girl
Brother
School
Team
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There's no drama. There's nothing. Everyone is there to work, everyone is really kind and everyone is very helpful, especially to me. I went in there, hoping to learn. I could have easily been put on some project with somebody who really doesn't care about teaching or sharing. But, while I was there, all of the cast were very helpful. I would constantly ask questions.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Care
Drama
Teaching
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Confidence. That's huge as an actor. Confidence can get you a long way. Maybe it's a cultural thing, being Korean, but my first reflex has always been to exude humility - but it doesn't help you in acting. For acting, humility isn't the best thing. It'll weaken your work. So it's a head game for me. "Can I really be confident in knowing my skill set is down? Can I perform like I own this role?"
Steven Yeun / Actor
Acting
Humility
Long
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I can't justify taking one minute of free time for myself. I'm restless to do things. Anything! Hell, I'll watch Top Chef and I think, "God, maybe I could be a chef," I'll watch a dancing show and think, "God, maybe I can be a dancer." I mean, that's how I got into acting. I visited an improv show and thought, "Hey! I could do this." It sounds like arrogance, but I don't think it is... just an ambition to reach out and touch something new.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Ambition
Mean
Thinking
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The book is about zombies, in that it is the over-arching theme, but what's going on is the story of these people and how these survivors deal. I think that's so much more of an interesting story, and that's what really gets and hooks these readers into the book and the show. It's a mix of fans of drama, fans of AMC, fans of horror and fans of Frank [Darabont]. It's a lot of people just coming together and realizing a genre doesn't have to be fixed in one specific detail.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Book
Drama
Thinking
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Having read the source material, I had to have drawn from that. As a fan, I wanted to remain true to that character, but it was really cool because, as we were figuring these characters out, I realized that there was a lot more backstory, rather than what I had gotten just from reading the book. Glenn doesn't really get much of a backstory there. He's just seen as this kid who is put in this situation, not knowing where his mind-set is, but then you slowly see him start to develop.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Book
Character
Reading
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It was my freshman year. I was living across the hall from a girl named Kasey Klepper, whose brother, Jordan Klepper, used to be a big part of Kalamazoo's improv team. Kasey took me to see one of their shows, and my face melted off. I thought, I need to do this... I auditioned, but didn't make the team. So, I took my first acting class, and it opened my eyes to a whole new world. I'd always been interested in performing on some level, but now, I was going to do it. I tried out again and got onto the team, and from then on, I was sucked into the whole theater scene.
Steven Yeun / Actor
Girl
Brother
Team
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