Jimmy O. Yang (performing a bit)

I worked all my life to get there. And then when I got to the gate at Fox Studios, the gate guard was like, do you have your ID? And then I was like, I gave her my ID and my legal name's a little different. So I was like, oh, it's just check under Jimmy. And she's like... While your name's not on there, pull over to the side. You have two minutes. Call whoever people you hear to see.

If not, you got to turn around. I was like, no, no, no, no. I'm the lead of the show. She was like, I don't know you. I don't care. Just pull over. And I was treated so poorly. That really helped me get into character. Because I kind of forgot about that. And that's the struggle that Willis and many, many people has been through. And that will either crumble you or light a fire under your butt.

If not, you got to turn around. I was like, no, no, no, no. I'm the lead of the show. She was like, I don't know you. I don't care. Just pull over. And I was treated so poorly. That really helped me get into character. Because I kind of forgot about that. And that's the struggle that Willis and many, many people has been through. And that will either crumble you or light a fire under your butt.

If not, you got to turn around. I was like, no, no, no, no. I'm the lead of the show. She was like, I don't know you. I don't care. Just pull over. And I was treated so poorly. That really helped me get into character. Because I kind of forgot about that. And that's the struggle that Willis and many, many people has been through. And that will either crumble you or light a fire under your butt.

And I think that's what it did for Willis. And that's what it did for me.

And I think that's what it did for Willis. And that's what it did for me.

And I think that's what it did for Willis. And that's what it did for me.

There's so much nuance within Chinese culture. With Shanghainese parents, I grew up speaking Shanghainese to them. I still speak Shanghainese to them, which is a local dialect. In Hong Kong, it's its own place, especially when I was growing up.

There's so much nuance within Chinese culture. With Shanghainese parents, I grew up speaking Shanghainese to them. I still speak Shanghainese to them, which is a local dialect. In Hong Kong, it's its own place, especially when I was growing up.

There's so much nuance within Chinese culture. With Shanghainese parents, I grew up speaking Shanghainese to them. I still speak Shanghainese to them, which is a local dialect. In Hong Kong, it's its own place, especially when I was growing up.

it spoke Cantonese and Cantonese people love making fun of people speaking Cantonese with an accent, whether it's Shanghainese accent, a Mandarin accent, whatever. So I grew up even in Hong Kong, like somewhat foreign because my parents were from Shanghai. Like my dad would show up to school, pick me up. And they'll call him 上海佬, which in Cantonese means, you know, the Shanghai guy.

it spoke Cantonese and Cantonese people love making fun of people speaking Cantonese with an accent, whether it's Shanghainese accent, a Mandarin accent, whatever. So I grew up even in Hong Kong, like somewhat foreign because my parents were from Shanghai. Like my dad would show up to school, pick me up. And they'll call him 上海佬, which in Cantonese means, you know, the Shanghai guy.

it spoke Cantonese and Cantonese people love making fun of people speaking Cantonese with an accent, whether it's Shanghainese accent, a Mandarin accent, whatever. So I grew up even in Hong Kong, like somewhat foreign because my parents were from Shanghai. Like my dad would show up to school, pick me up. And they'll call him 上海佬, which in Cantonese means, you know, the Shanghai guy.

You know, they're making fun of him as a foreigner, although he's also Chinese, of course. So there's cultural differences, even when I was born in Hong Kong. But I think it helped shape my, I don't know, maybe linguistic skills to have to learn Shanghainese at home, to have to learn Cantonese in school. and to have to learn Mandarin in between when I was watching Chinese TV shows.

You know, they're making fun of him as a foreigner, although he's also Chinese, of course. So there's cultural differences, even when I was born in Hong Kong. But I think it helped shape my, I don't know, maybe linguistic skills to have to learn Shanghainese at home, to have to learn Cantonese in school. and to have to learn Mandarin in between when I was watching Chinese TV shows.

You know, they're making fun of him as a foreigner, although he's also Chinese, of course. So there's cultural differences, even when I was born in Hong Kong. But I think it helped shape my, I don't know, maybe linguistic skills to have to learn Shanghainese at home, to have to learn Cantonese in school. and to have to learn Mandarin in between when I was watching Chinese TV shows.

Maybe that eased my transition when I moved here to America to learn English.

Maybe that eased my transition when I moved here to America to learn English.

Maybe that eased my transition when I moved here to America to learn English.

I think there's many sides of Beverly Hills. They lived in like an apartment in Beverly Hills. That wasn't very fancy at all. It was like one block away from not being Beverly Hills. And eventually my dad actually used that address. as a fake address to get me into Beverly Hills High School. I'm telling you this now. I think the statute of limitations is up. I don't think he'll go to jail.