Constance Wu

thumb|200px|The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more your comedic choices resonate full-body instead of just being quick, quippy one-liners that are just like a bunch of people trying to be clever. Because after a while, cleverness is just really obnoxious! Constance Wu (March 22, 1982–) is a Taiwanese-American actress. Quotes I don't fear being outspoken. The only thing I fear is losing my sense of integrity or losing sight of the values on which I guide my life. So I don't think it's particularly brave or unusual for me to speak out. As quoted in "Constance Wu Opens Up About Activism and Speaking Up For What’s Right" in Teen Vogue (27 February 2017) Listening to an underserved population is how you begin to understand them and serve them better. As quoted in "'Fresh Off The Boat' Star Constance Wu On Why She's With Hillary Clinton" in Elite Daily (2 November 2016) Make sure your work is never results-oriented. The result is a byproduct of the work, in a way. As quoted in "5 Reasons Constance Wu Is One Kickass Woman" in Huffington Post (22 March 2017) I wish reporters were more in tune to the difference between the Asian experience and the Asian-American experience. I think often they lump the two together and think that when I talk about Asian-American narratives that they can cite Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Mulan as proof of concept when it's a different experience. As quoted in "Constance Wu Says Media Should Know the Difference Between Asians And Asian-Americans" in NextShark (24 March 2017) I don't have the best family life. I'm not going to have a sob story and be like, my parents abandoned me, because they didn't. But they also are not that present. When I'm alone, I'm alone. I don't have anybody to call, and so I have to create meaning from myself. As quoted in "Constance Wu Doesn’t Want to Be Your “It” Girl" in Vulture I wish reporters were more in tune to the difference between the Asian experience and the Asian-American experience. I think often they lump the two together and think that when I talk about Asian-American narratives that they can cite Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Mulan as proof of concept when it's a different experience. As quoted in "Constance Wu: ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Will Tip Its Hat to ‘All-American Girl’" in The Hollywood Reporter (31 March 2015) Specificity is what makes good storytelling, and good storytelling is what makes money, and making money is then what encourages new producers to invest in different stories about Asians. As quoted in "Fresh Off the Boat Star: I Don't Need to Represent Every Asian Mom Ever" in Time (10 February 2015) I'd rather lose all my stuff than lose myself, because I've done that before, and that feels way worse. As quoted in "Constance Wu Doesn’t Want to Be Your “It” Girl" in Vulture I'm okay with not having a super-secure lifestyle because if you're doing what you like, you don't need stuff to fill any empty holes. As quoted in "Constance Wu on Confronting Hollywood's Racism" in The Cut (18 July 2016) Being an actor, in and of itself, is just hard. You have to just do it for its own sake. External links Constance Wu Category:Taiwanese Americans Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Virginia Category:People from Richmond Category:Women born in the 1980s Category:Victims of cyberbullying