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Charlyne Yi

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Film actress

Charlyne Yi is a renowned Chinese-American film actress, recognized for her performances in a variety of independent films and television series. Born on January 4, 1986, she has made a name for herself with her versatile acting skills and distinctive charm.

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“I would never sign up to film my personal life.”

Film Personal Life

Author:Charlyne Yi

“Compatibility is weird. Love is confusing. Love is one wild beast.”

Love Is Beast Confusing Wild Beasts Compatibility

Author:Charlyne Yi

“The idea of surprise is part of what makes something funny, or what gets a reaction. At least when I'm an audience member, after you hear a joke so many times it's not as funny because it loses its surprise or its twist. So I think funny has to do with surprise.”

Thinking Ideas Loses Audience Members Jokes Surprise Reactions Twists

Author:Charlyne Yi

“I'd love to help the entire world. Even to change the life of one child is amazing.”

World Children Helping

Author:Charlyne Yi

“Right now I'm sick of acting, so it's like, Maybe I'll do writing for a bit. Then, when I'm tired of writing, I'll go work on my music. When I'm sick of music, I'll be like, I'm going to start performing comedy now. So it's good. It's not like I want to be famous or anything.”

Want Writing Bits Acting Comedy Right Now Sick Tired Performing I'm Tired

Author:Charlyne Yi

“Throughout my whole life money has always been a problem. But I didn't realize that we were poor when we were kids!”

Whole Problem Kids Realizing Poor Whole Life

Author:Charlyne Yi

“What makes all those women sexy? Were they just born sexy? I guess it's the way they act. I don't want to have to act sexy. I just want to be me, and if I don't happen to be sexy, oh well. That's OK. I don't want to force something I'm not.”

Ifs Way Want Wells Happens Force Born Sexy Oh Well

Author:Charlyne Yi

“I just realized that I'm just going to be who I am. I don't need to adjust how I look for anyone or even for myself. Even if I have a pimple, I'm not going to cover it up with makeup.”

Ifs Needs Looks Who I Am Makeup Pimples Just Realized

Author:Charlyne Yi

“I think sometimes it's hard to know what you feel, or to know what's real and what's not, because love or hate or any feeling is a belief. You can say you hate someone, but you don't truly know them.”

Thinking Knows Feels Real Sometimes Hard Feelings Hate Belief Love Or Hate

Author:Charlyne Yi

“You can have examples of reasons to hate people, but if you analyze those reasons it's like, Oh, I'm hating that person based on one thing they did, but I don't actually know them well enough to hate them.”

People Ifs Knows Wells Persons Reason Enough Hate One Thing Example Hate People

Author:Charlyne Yi

“I think actions really do define how you feel, as opposed to just saying, "I care about you" or "I want to be with you."”

Thinking Want Feels Care Action I Care How You Feel Just Saying Want To Be With You I Want To Be With You

Author:Charlyne Yi

“I think as human beings we contradict our feelings constantly, we make mistakes, but I think ultimately it comes down to actions to define how we feel about each other.”

Thinking Feels Humans Feelings Action Human Beings Mistake Making Mistakes We Make Mistakes

Author:Charlyne Yi

“I think sometimes people forget how to be nice to people. I try not to let it get to me.”

People Thinking Trying Sometimes Forget Nice Being Nice Be Nice To People

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“Even when I'm stressed out I'm not mean to people. I'm not constantly rude to people. But sometimes people are so rude.”

People Mean Sometimes Rude Stressed Stressed Out

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“I think I have an obligation to be kind to people in general, otherwise I'll feel crappy about myself.”

People Thinking Feels Kind Obligation Be Kind

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“I think you have to be careful about not hurting someone. The last thing I'd want to do is make a fool of someone, unless they saw the humor in it.”

Thinking Want Lasts Hurt Saws Fool Careful Be Careful Hurting Someone

Author:Charlyne Yi

“It's interesting to see what people who you find talented come up with, so you work with them. Sometimes ideas come along quicker cause they'll come up with something and you'll be like, "It would have taken me forever to get to that point!" Because you're talking together, your brains are moving faster.”

People Ideas Sometimes Together Moving Causes Interesting Brain Talking Forever Taken Come Up Faster

Author:Charlyne Yi

“Collaboration is just about finding people who are better than you at certain things and combining your powers. Like, if I'm not the strongest at playing piano, I'll work with someone who's really good at it and we'll combine both our brains to write a song.”

People Ifs Writing Certain Song Brain Findings Piano Strongest Collaboration Better Than You Combining Playing Piano

Author:Charlyne Yi

“You can't help but feel the energy of the audience - and if you feel they hate you that feels weird and dirty. But I would never want to take it too seriously. It's understandable that you're not going to be everyone's cup of tea. I think that's helped me survive.”

Ifs Thinking Want Feels Helping Hate Energy Audience Cups Tea Dirty Hate You Cups Of Tea

Author:Charlyne Yi

“I feel like I get really energetic and hyper. If I do well in a show, I can't sleep afterwards. If I don't do well, I get kinda drained. I think because it's like a battle on stage.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Wells I Can Shows Sleep Stage Battle Get Real Energetic Hyper Can't Sleep Drained I Can't Sleep

Author:Charlyne Yi

“Sometimes I feel really bad for the audience. I don't know how to make them happy. And you just feel drained cause you're trying everything possible to turn things around. And sometimes it is possible to turn things around on stage, and I've done it before, but sometimes it's impossible.”

Knows Feels Trying Sometimes Done Turns Causes Audience Know How Impossible Stage Drained Trying Everything

Author:Charlyne Yi

“The internet's weird. It's kind of harvesting the negativity. I think negativity has always been out there, but because people are hiding behind the screen, they feel able to express these hateful feelings they've maybe been keeping inside.”

People Thinking Feels Kind Feelings Able Behinds Internet Screens Hiding Negativity Hateful

Author:Charlyne Yi

“I think whatever comes natural is probably the truth, and the truth is the strongest form of anything - whether serious or funny.”

Thinking Form Natural Serious Truth Is Strongest

Author:Charlyne Yi

“I wear glasses because I don't want something tugging my eyeball, but I wouldn't consider myself a "nerd." I don't know what really makes someone a nerd.”

Knows Want Glasses Nerd Want Something Eyeballs Tugging

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“Interviewing is tough, especially if you don't know what you're looking for.”

Ifs Knows Tough Funny Inspirational Seafood Murphys Law Graduation Commencement Full Of Yourself

Author:Charlyne Yi

“So many people get deals, so many YouTubers get scripts and things made because they're constantly creating things on their own. Even if it's really cheap and it's really simple, if it's just good in itself then that's all that matters.”

People Ifs Made Matter Simple Deals Creating Scripts Creating Things

Author:Charlyne Yi

“I do a little improv in my shows. Kind of like our movie, I'll do beats and ideas of dialogue, but I think there's less pressure because it's a live show. If you mess up, the audience laughs because we don't really know what we're doing. But as far as shooting, that was very scary, trying to make a point and drive the film. It definitely helped improvising.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Trying Kind Littles Ideas Shows Film Audience Laughing Beats Pressure Scary Dialogue Mess Shooting Improvising

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“Life is too short to be wondering, 'What if?'”

Ifs Life Is Wonder What If Too Short Life Is Too Short Wondering What If

Author:Charlyne Yi

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Born: January 4, 1986
Known for: Film actress
Quotes: 28

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