Eddie Huang Quotes

• People ask me what my greatest strengths are and I say perspective. The best way to get that is to meet people that are polar opposites; you learn the most from them. There are pieces of you that are inherently yours, but everything else is a collection of the things you’ve seen and the people you’ve met.

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  Opposites, People, Perspective

  Eddie Huang (2013). “Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir”, p.105, Spiegel & Grau

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• People talk about perfect timing, but I think everything is perfect in its moment; you just want to capture that.

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  Thinking, People, Perfect

  "All Eddie Huang Ever Wanted Was Everything". Interview with Jeanine Celeste Pang, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 29, 2013.

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• Not only was I not white, to many people I wasn’t Asian either

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  White, People, Asian

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• I wanted to inspire people not to work under a bamboo ceiling. Whatever you are - yellow, black, white, brown - you don't have to allow your skin to define who you are or how you operate your business. There's not one face to anything.

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  White, Yellow, People

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• There is a lot of food culture that goes on in the home and in the community in non-traditional ways. Food is a lot more than restaurants.

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  Home, Food Culture, Community

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• When you have a strong conviction, you have a duty not to tell people what they want. At least represent yourself and say: ‘Yo, this is what I’m into, and this is what I’m seeing in the world. Let me take your hand and guide you through it, so you can see through my eyes

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  Strong, Eye, Hands

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• I don’t do coupons or Reeboks. Life is too short to half-step.

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  Life Is Too Short, Half, Steps

  Eddie Huang (2013). “Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir”, p.150, Spiegel & Grau

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• Soup dumplings, sitcoms, one-night stands--good ones leave you wanting more.

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  Night, Soup, Wanting More

  Eddie Huang (2013). “Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir”, p.4, Spiegel & Grau

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• Black culture has been a huge influence in my life.

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  Black, Culture, Influence

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• I like a walking culture; I need to be in a city where you can walk everywhere.

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  Cities, Needs, Culture

  "Q & A With Eddie Huang + Watch Episode 2 and 3 of Fresh Off The Boat L.A. Installment". Interview with Besha Rodell, www.laweekly.com. December 18, 2012.

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• Whether it’s food or women, the ones on front street are supermodels. Big hair, big tits, big trouble, but the one you come home to is probably something like cavatelli and red sauce. She’s not screaming for attention because she knows she’s good enough even if your dumb ass hasn’t figured it out yet.

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  Home, Hair, Dumb

  "Tiger Moms and Fly Girls: How Do Women Fare on ‘Fresh Off the Boat’?" by Sara Stewart, www.indiewire.com. February 5, 2015.

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• America ain’t three fifths bad.

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  America, Three

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• For me, juicing isn't about binging and cleansing; I try to incorporate it into a balanced diet.

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  Trying, Cleansing, Balanced

  "All Eddie Huang Ever Wanted Was Everything". Interview with Jeanine Celeste Pang, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 29, 2013.

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• But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.

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  Writing, Cooking, Identity

  "Q & A With Eddie Huang + Watch Episode 2 and 3 of Fresh Off The Boat L.A. Installment". Interview with Besha Rodell, www.laweekly.com. December 18, 2012.

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