“People say, "How come you play bad guys so much?" And I say, "Well, have you seen many Asian good-guy roles?"” PeopleWellsPlayGuyRolesBad GuysAsianGood Guy Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“I was clear: "I don't want to play businessmen with bifocal glasses and cameras, so if you're going to give me an Asian bad guy to play, then I'm going to give you the baddest Asian bad guy you've ever seen, and you're not going to forget that I was in the film."” IfsWantGivingPlayFilmGuyForgetClearGive MeCamerasGlassesBusinessmanBad GuysAsian Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“Bruce Lee was the first guy to bring film recognition of Asian men not being wimps, so it made me want to be as powerful as he was.” MenWantFirstsMadeFilmGuyPowerfulRecognitionAsianWimps Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“I don't know if many people realize that Dolph Lundgren is a chemical engineer. He's not a dumb blond guy. This guy is smart and he's a martial artist.” PeopleIfsKnowsArtistGuyRealizingSmartDumbMartial ArtsChemicalsEngineersThis GuyMartial Artist Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“You can't just replace someone with a regular-looking guy who didn't say any of the lines.” GuyLines Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“I have to humbly say people really like the bad guys.” PeopleGuyBad Guys Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
