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Mako

"Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain."

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"Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain."

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Akshay Vasu

"Well, first of all it's entertainment. That stops us becoming too pretentious or thinking we're great artists."

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Akshay Vasu

"I think it would be nice to sell 15 million albums as a solo artist. I'd have to deal with all the repercussions of that, but that wouldn't be too bad."

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Akshay Vasu

"The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events."

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Akshay Vasu

"There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible."

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Akshay Vasu

"Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter."

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Akshay Vasu

"The number of contemporary artists who appeal to me is infinitesimal."

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Akshay Vasu

"In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition."

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"The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic."

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Akshay Vasu

"A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist."

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Akshay Vasu

"Besides me wanting to be an artist, I wanted to be a movie star."

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Mako
"Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain."

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Mako
"I came to America to become an architect. And somewhere along the line while I was still in school, I was lured into theater, and that's how I became interested in theater. My first play was something called "A Banquet for the Moon." It was a weird play."

America

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Mako
"No matter what happens, we couldn't let people say Asian-American actors can't act."

People

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Mako
"I had no idea how difficult Sondheim's music would be. All through the rehearsals, I kept flubbing. There were so many tempo changes. I could never get through the opening number without any mistakes. One day, I went up to Hal Prince and offered to leave the show. He laughed it off. He said, "Don't be silly. That's why we have tryouts.""

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Mako
"I was a very happy child, so to speak. But, since we didn't have video games or television, and very little radio, in terms of a form of entertainment, I used to read a lot and I would draw a lot, and those two things used to occupy my time."

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Mako
"I go into a young film director's office these days and he says, 'Hey man, I know who you are. I grew up watching 'McHale's Navy'. And I think, 'Oh boy, here we go again'."

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