Ken Jeong

I think critics tend to think that comedy is freakin' math. Like, this is the Pythagorean Theorem. They're not sophisticated enough to know that comedy is fluid, that it evolves, and these organic evolutions are what you have to embrace.

We're all conditioned to work hard, and it's not just an Asian thing: it's an Asian American thing. You maximize the little opportunity you have, and I've made a career.

'The King of Masked Singer,' as they call it in Korea, it's the most popular show in Korea, and it's my mom's favorite show.

I wake up in the morning crying, and I'll tell you why. It's because I look at myself in the mirror, and then I say, 'It'll get better.'

I have my own show. I get to work in Hollywood on my own project. If I can still make it back home by eight to put the kids in bed, then wow: I am having my cake and eating it, too.

There is something special and different about being a father to twin daughters.

I think the key to being a good parent is to individualize your love for each child.

The best thing I can recommend is to listen to your child. I really mean that.

I've been fortunate to work with some amazing Asian filmmakers in independent film.

That's what I loved about 'Community' - we had one of the most diverse casts on TV, but we didn't emphasize culture. And yet, we also didn't run away from it.

I think, at the end of the day, you should just be judged by your work, not on what effect it might have on the world or your community.

A lot of people don't know the passion I have for Asian American cinema.

Artists aren't role models. If you want to do that, go into politics.

I'm not really a helicopter dad or tiger dad per se. If anything, I try to not do that, but I get anxious while I'm trying to be relaxed about raising my kids.

Comedy was always an escape for me; I just happened to be a doctor.

I do think 'Dr. Ken,' at its heart, is about a great doctor who's a bit burned out. But even when I was a burned-out doctor, I was still happy and had a life outside of work.

During the day, I was a doctor. At night, you know, I was a comic. And it was really just to let off some steam. It just became my golf, you know, in many ways. Most doctors have golf as a hobby. Mine was doing comedy.

I never let on I was a comedian. I never acted out. It was really important to me, like, to not be Patch Adams. I was so super serious as a doctor, I would bark orders to my nurses. I was hard-core. I wanted to make sure I did my job right. I was perfectly trained to be a physician. You know, it wasn't a fluke. I worked hard at it.

I always say 'Knocked Up' opened the doors, and 'Hangover' just burst it wide open. To this day, it's still surreal. And my wife's a doctor. All our friends are doctors - our close friends. And it's just that I have an odd job now. I think I'm like a doctor who had a detour, and I just have an odd job.

When you're working with your friends, it doesn't feel like it's work.

I'll never leave 'Community,' no matter what. You're either a lifer, or you're not.

If you're a persistent soul artistically, you'll find the truth of your art.

I'm not lying, every single project I've done, they've all been great.

I went to Duke, which is... a Top Five school. Not community college. But whatever.

You can have all the tools in the world but if you don't genuinely believe in yourself, it's useless.