You went to film school; what movie do you rewatch or return to most?<\/p>\n
This would not be an answer that my film school would respect, or expect: White Chicks by the Wayans brothers. It\u2019s about two brothers who are pretending to be rich white girls from the Hamptons. I love when something\u2019s super stupid and silly, and there\u2019s a scene<\/a> where this group of [white] girls is in the car singing, and the two brothers have to pretend to know Vanessa Carlton\u2019s A Thousand Miles, and I was like, \u201cOh my god, I\u2019ve been there!\u201d<\/p>\n I think I was 16 when I watched it for the first time, and I finally knew enough English and also slang, and it also had physical humour, which I grew up watching a lot in Japan. So it was the perfect blend of \u201cOh, I\u2019m an Asian American now\u201d.<\/p>\n What\u2019s the strangest job you\u2019ve ever had?<\/p>\n I used to walk dogs in LA, and there\u2019s a bad Yelp review about me, saying that I only walked Charlie the terrier mix for 10 minutes instead of the full 30. And I did do that. But it was a rainy day and the dog didn\u2019t want to keep walking, and it was shaking, so I brought it back to the house. But turns out the owner of the dog had a friend spying on me and timing me from the moment I let the dog out and back in. I guess it\u2019s not a weird job, but it\u2019s a memorable one.<\/p>\n What\u2019s the best thing you learned from someone you worked with?<\/p>\n Chelsea Handler is a good friend of mine, and she says about jealousy: just keep in mind that there is room for everyone. You may go, \u201cI wanted first place, like that person\u201d. But you have a role in life in whatever field you\u2019re in. So never compare yourself to others \u2013 we\u2019re all made so different.<\/p>\n What\u2019s the most chaotic thing that\u2019s happened to you on stage?<\/p>\n