This week on the PodKast we have Writer/Actor/Director/All Around Asian Justin Chon!
We talk about his journey up the acting ladder into writing and directing, his philosophy on goal setting, and what fuels him to keep pushing forward as an Asian-American man in Hollywood. Stay tuned for the all the laughs, bouts of nostalgia and the heroic journey from Extra to Actor.
Justin Chon
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4:14 - …tricking yourself into making things digestible for yourself is at least for me been how I've been able to continue to go forward. You know like when you're running long distance and you go okay, just get to that fire hydrant but then you run past it then you go again and its like I'm still running so I might as well get that light post…
 
7:35 - You know being Asian though like we're taught to never cry, we're taught to swallow our feelings and all that stuff and I was like WOW…I'm getting like applauded, I'm getting like praised for being you know emotionally honest, that’s cathartic and that’s when I was hooked…
Rumor has it. - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398375/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Mark Ruffalo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ruffalo
Jennifer Aniston - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Aniston
Hangover - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119646/
21 & Over - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1711425/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Jon Lucas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Lucas
Scott Moore - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Moore_(screenwriter)
 
14:14 - Hey so like I'm starting to write, how do I get better?
Write everyday.
 
16:18 - People think theres like um, they always think theres a destination. Theres no destination. The destination is just…its just the process…it’s just the journey…and the destination those are just sign posts along the way…theres no end all be all because if you do get that, you're still gonna be unhappy.
 
Ms. Purple - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2084768431/ms-purple-a-justin-chon-film
Claude Monet - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet
Edouard Manet - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Manet
CS Lee - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lee
Michael Ironside - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ironside
Jack Lemmon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lemmon
Paul Newman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman
Marlon Brando - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando
1:00:15 - Success for me again is not a destination, it’s a journey of life. It’s the process.
 Macro (production company)