"One of the ways [racism] pops up is when they turn a comic into a live-action movie and there's this temptation to make Asian characters white."

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Source : "It’s a Coder! It’s a Teacher! It’s a Kick-Ass Graphic Novelist!". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. September/October 2015.

Gene Luen Yang

#Character Quotes #White Quotes #Racism Quotes

“There's arrogance for you. I think all artists insert themselves into their subject matter.”
“You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.”
“I desperately wish I had my tambourine with me now, because even after everything I'm still wearing heavy boots, and sometimes it helps to play a good beat”
“Every gift of God is to be enjoyed as from God and not like a God.”
“Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.”
“Possession, they say, is eleven points of the law.”
“Maybe tomorrow is counting on me To learn my lessons today I'll start by taking a step at a time And stop throwing my blessings away I'll get myself up and I'll brush myself off And take back some of the pride that I've lost 'Cause you can't always keep your feet on the ground I guess we all learn the hard way and we all fall down”

Source : Song: We All Fall Down
“I take cabs if I need to get somewhere or I take car service. I don't drive, I wouldn't mind riding a bike... People think that because you become an entertainer you gotta have this rock star thug image. I'm an artist, man. I'm going to live like an artist.”

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