71 Quotes by Steven Yeun

Well, my parents originally wanted me to become a doctor – that’s why I was in school; I was pre-med, and I graduated with a degree in psychology and a concentration in neuroscience. Really, the plan was for me to go to med school.

Whatever I lack in size and strength and speed, I kind of make up for in being grittier. When it comes to something like basketball I’m definitely not the best guy on the court, but I love elbowing and pushing people out or boxing them out.

I like documentaries because there’s nothing to nitpick or criticize about scenes if they aren’t just right. It’s about honesty and real-life circumstances coming out. Granted it can be swayed by how people tell that story, but overall, I like it because it is true.

I’m stupidly curious. I will go and touch anything until I find out that it’s very harmful.

I’m Korean-American. Not Colombian. My parents are first-generation, and I’m like in-between, because I moved over here when I was four or five.

Maybe it was just me shorting myself to hedge my expectations. As a fan, I was excited about the project. If you look at the body of work for the people involved, I was excited about the project, but I didn’t really know. There were people saying, “I think we’re going to be part of something huge.”

Somehow, I landed The Walking Dead and it’s great because it stretches and works different muscles for me, and it really lets me stretch myself as a performer. Now, I’m really excited to flex my comedy muscle. Hopefully, I’ll get some opportunities to do that.

I took up boxing to get in shape for filming because it’s grueling – all the running, the heat, the yelling, the crying that we do.

Maybe it’s a cultural thing, being Korean, but my first reflex has always been to exude humility – but it doesn’t help you in acting. For acting, humility isn’t the best thing. It’ll weaken your work.