For immigrant families, television is what connects you to American culture, but it's also what makes you feel like an outsider.
— Nahnatchka Khan
I never had a backup plan. I've only been good at one thing. I admire people who are jacks-of-all-trades. That's not me.
You can be layered and more than one thing - you can exist outside of the box.
Sometimes you can't really control the language around you. All you can do is follow your voice and your path - dedicate yourself to stories that matter.
'Fresh Off the Boat' will be syndicated. This show and these characters will live forever in the pantheon of classic family sitcoms.
Writing in another person's voice is a skill you have to develop when you're working on someone else's show. But if you can maintain your perspective, that's what will make you stand out.
Special things happen when you center people who haven't been centered before.
I've always been passionate about movies, TV, and writing, and I've been working so hard at it for so long. There were lots of setbacks, but I loved it so much, there was no alternative.
When you start out as a TV writer, you get a lot of pressure from outside forces to fit into what they think people want.
When you take stock, there are so many more choices and points of view that are necessary.
