Constance Wu said, “Crazy Rich Asianswas on a bigger scale.
People used to say, ‘Oh, well, she can’t carry a show.
She can’t carry a movie.’
Constance Wu said, “Crazy Rich Asianswas on a bigger scale. People used to say, ‘Oh, well, she can’t carry a show. She can’t carry a movie.’ But that’s why it was hard for Asian Americans — they couldn’t carry a show or movie because nobody had ever let them."
Likewise, the researchers found that over two-thirds of API consumers find the available onscreen representation unsatisfyingly inauthentic.
So I’m like, ‘So Nancy, I don’t understand, what’s the part?’
And Nancy goes, ‘Sweetheart, it’s Eve, it’s Eve.’
In that moment, I did not assume the offer was for Eve.
I think about that moment a lot.
Of just going, how deep have I internalized this?
It’s like, how does racism define your work?
So, it felt so specific to my lived experience.
And you have this feeling in TV where you’re supposed to be doing things with broad appeal.
And I was like, I wonder if this is going to be really niche?
5.During a 2023TIFFevent, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan said, “How many times was it the white girl?
How many times was it the white girl that they chose?
How many times did I want to be the white girl that they chose?
I want to give that platform to the next generation of Polynesian kids.”
And, he was like, ‘I’m a huge fan, can I get a photo?’
After I got through security, he introduced me to his wife, and his wife was Chinese.
They introduced me to their son, who is 9.
And his wife looked to her son and said, ‘See, he looks like you.
He’s a movie star.'”
There aren’t many people of color in those positions.”
11.In 2023, Bretman Rock was the first openly non-binary person on the cover of Vogue Philippines.
They toldGood Morning America, “It’s truly a love letter to my baby self in the Philippines.
Like, we’re not supposed to be cover girls.
We’re not supposed to be cover boys.”
That was something that really hadn’t happened in a long time.Crazy Rich Asianswas on a bigger scale.
People used to say, ‘Oh, well, she can’t carry a show.
She can’t carry a movie.’
14.In 2017, an Instagram commenter criticized Chloe Bennet for using a stage name.
I’m not going to waste that by writing whatever is already out there."
It’s part of the reason I’m so excited for [theMoana]live-action.
I look forward to ushering her into this."
I went from being the token person of color to being in London, where it didn’t matter.
I had suppressed who I was because I wasn’t proud.
It makes me sad to think about it now."
But I know a lot of people higher up did not.
They wanted the guy that could bring in the dollars and has a face.
But I’m so competitive that I knew there was no one else for the role.
Part of being from the Pacific is you don’t want to embarrass your family at any point.
They just said, ‘Oh, Asians are not qualified to be the top actors.’
You’d have the white actors tape up their eyes.
It was terrible I had to bear with that for maybe 20 years or so.
And then finally, I formed the East West Players, and that started things going."
It means a lot.
They don’t need to be a certain way, look a certain way to really be successful."
First, we have to do for ourselves.
We should never give up.
We should always push.
We should always step up and step forward to verify the changes are there.
Don’t wait for Hollywood to change this course."
