John Cho Quotes

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

To know oneself, one should assert oneself.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

I didn't start to work until I realized what it was I had to offer. I stopped imitating performers I admired and started just being myself.

During 'Hawthorne', I was constantly trying not to be too outrageous and keep it serious. This has been so refreshing for me because it's such a good outlet for the inner me to just be. That's the whole point of 'Glee' anyways - to just be who you are and that's enough. I really feel that way on set.

Art helped give me confidence.

I choose to express myself.

Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world.

For me, embracing my own power is about embracing my right to be an individual.

I had no idea that being your authentic self could make me as rich as I've become. If I had, I'd have done it a lot earlier.

Acting was the place where I could be free and feel confident.

I've come out of myself as a person at Chelsea and expressed myself on and off the pitch.

'Meenaxi' was a lesson in liberation. It taught me to be a free spirit and understand the pleasure of my work by being different people, just like Meenaxi is.

I don't find it distracting to be me.

At the Brooklyn Ethical Culture School, we learned to express ourselves, and I've been expressing myself ever since.

I'm happy being myself, which I've never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried to find myself through the characters, or live out their lives, but I didn't have those things in mine.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

You have to be someone.

I'm one Pia Zadora, the same way all the time. That's why I'm happy. It took me a long time to get to the point where could be myself all the time.

You have to assert something about yourself in order to be yourself.

It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.

We need a place in which we may flourish and be ourselves.

Maturity and experience are part of my liberation.

I feel creatively vibrant. I have some great friends; I feel like I'm capable of giving a lot to the world. And ultimately, that's what I really care about, is just giving.

Trying to give an individual a voice has always kind of been my mission in my life. As an actor, I've always seen that was something that needed to be done. You need to find that voice inside of you so that you can stand up and be who you really are.