Jimmy O. Yang (performing a bit)

And he is naturally very good and a very charismatic guy. So he's doing it. If you guys need an older Asian dad in your movies, call Richard O. Yang.

And he is naturally very good and a very charismatic guy. So he's doing it. If you guys need an older Asian dad in your movies, call Richard O. Yang.

And he is naturally very good and a very charismatic guy. So he's doing it. If you guys need an older Asian dad in your movies, call Richard O. Yang.

Wow, man, you did your research. I forgot about that. I did. We did have the same agent back then. And they were looking for like a Chinese scientist that they imagined to be older. I was quite young and I looked quite young also at the time. So I think my dad got the audition first. And it was a lot of pages. It was a pretty juicy guest star role. And I think he or my agent said, I don't know.

Wow, man, you did your research. I forgot about that. I did. We did have the same agent back then. And they were looking for like a Chinese scientist that they imagined to be older. I was quite young and I looked quite young also at the time. So I think my dad got the audition first. And it was a lot of pages. It was a pretty juicy guest star role. And I think he or my agent said, I don't know.

Wow, man, you did your research. I forgot about that. I did. We did have the same agent back then. And they were looking for like a Chinese scientist that they imagined to be older. I was quite young and I looked quite young also at the time. So I think my dad got the audition first. And it was a lot of pages. It was a pretty juicy guest star role. And I think he or my agent said, I don't know.

I just don't know if he's ready for this. Why don't you try it? And then I tried it and I went in and I booked the job. But I was very afraid to call him, be like, hey, dad, sorry. You know, I finally told him he was like, oh, yeah, yeah. No, no. You were great at that. It was good. That was your job. So I was like, oh, that's nice.

I just don't know if he's ready for this. Why don't you try it? And then I tried it and I went in and I booked the job. But I was very afraid to call him, be like, hey, dad, sorry. You know, I finally told him he was like, oh, yeah, yeah. No, no. You were great at that. It was good. That was your job. So I was like, oh, that's nice.

I just don't know if he's ready for this. Why don't you try it? And then I tried it and I went in and I booked the job. But I was very afraid to call him, be like, hey, dad, sorry. You know, I finally told him he was like, oh, yeah, yeah. No, no. You were great at that. It was good. That was your job. So I was like, oh, that's nice.

Yeah, that's how he got his SAG card. I think with everything I do, especially when it comes to language, Cantonese, Mandarin, I want it to be very authentic. But on Patriot's Day, they hired someone to play my dad. It was just a simple FaceTime call. And this might sound weird to you guys, but I hope it makes sense. The dad spoke Mandarin with a Cantonese accent.

Yeah, that's how he got his SAG card. I think with everything I do, especially when it comes to language, Cantonese, Mandarin, I want it to be very authentic. But on Patriot's Day, they hired someone to play my dad. It was just a simple FaceTime call. And this might sound weird to you guys, but I hope it makes sense. The dad spoke Mandarin with a Cantonese accent.

Yeah, that's how he got his SAG card. I think with everything I do, especially when it comes to language, Cantonese, Mandarin, I want it to be very authentic. But on Patriot's Day, they hired someone to play my dad. It was just a simple FaceTime call. And this might sound weird to you guys, but I hope it makes sense. The dad spoke Mandarin with a Cantonese accent.

And that, to me, is very unrealistic. So I told Peter Berg, the director, I was like, hey, I'm sorry to bring this up, but this is kind of weird. Nobody will notice except Chinese speakers, but it's weird to me. And the story in Patriot's Day was based on real people. So he's like, no, no, we got to get this right. We're going to make it authentic. Why don't you sit in a couple auditions with me?

And that, to me, is very unrealistic. So I told Peter Berg, the director, I was like, hey, I'm sorry to bring this up, but this is kind of weird. Nobody will notice except Chinese speakers, but it's weird to me. And the story in Patriot's Day was based on real people. So he's like, no, no, we got to get this right. We're going to make it authentic. Why don't you sit in a couple auditions with me?

And that, to me, is very unrealistic. So I told Peter Berg, the director, I was like, hey, I'm sorry to bring this up, but this is kind of weird. Nobody will notice except Chinese speakers, but it's weird to me. And the story in Patriot's Day was based on real people. So he's like, no, no, we got to get this right. We're going to make it authentic. Why don't you sit in a couple auditions with me?

I'm like, okay, I can do that. Or you can just hire my dad. He's great. He's acting in a few commercials and things like that. And he speaks perfect Mandarin. And he's like, done. Done deal. Boom. And then the next day, my dad flew to Boston. And he played my dad in Patriot's Day. And that's how he got a SAG card.

I'm like, okay, I can do that. Or you can just hire my dad. He's great. He's acting in a few commercials and things like that. And he speaks perfect Mandarin. And he's like, done. Done deal. Boom. And then the next day, my dad flew to Boston. And he played my dad in Patriot's Day. And that's how he got a SAG card.

I'm like, okay, I can do that. Or you can just hire my dad. He's great. He's acting in a few commercials and things like that. And he speaks perfect Mandarin. And he's like, done. Done deal. Boom. And then the next day, my dad flew to Boston. And he played my dad in Patriot's Day. And that's how he got a SAG card.

We do, and I keep telling him to take acting classes because naturally he's got great instincts and he's really charismatic. But he's like, I'm too old to learn, whatever. But I think there's a fear of him. He's afraid of failure. So he doesn't want to go take a bunch of acting classes and then fail. That means he's not good. So he just likes stuff that comes easy to him. And he loves to accolade.

We do, and I keep telling him to take acting classes because naturally he's got great instincts and he's really charismatic. But he's like, I'm too old to learn, whatever. But I think there's a fear of him. He's afraid of failure. So he doesn't want to go take a bunch of acting classes and then fail. That means he's not good. So he just likes stuff that comes easy to him. And he loves to accolade.