Stephen Park
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Um, so it wasn't like there was a big, uh, pool of actors. And anyway, um, uh, then soon after that happened, I moved to Los Angeles and then in living color happened.
Um, so it wasn't like there was a big, uh, pool of actors. And anyway, um, uh, then soon after that happened, I moved to Los Angeles and then in living color happened.
I did. I had an agent. Um, and, uh, I went into the office and I forgot what scene it was, but I remember Spike Lee gave me the part in the room right after the audition. And I was like, because I was already a huge fan of his from She's Gotta Have It. I was in shock. And then I just said, can I hug you? And then he gave me a hug. And yeah, so that was kind of like, that was kind of the beginning.
I did. I had an agent. Um, and, uh, I went into the office and I forgot what scene it was, but I remember Spike Lee gave me the part in the room right after the audition. And I was like, because I was already a huge fan of his from She's Gotta Have It. I was in shock. And then I just said, can I hug you? And then he gave me a hug. And yeah, so that was kind of like, that was kind of the beginning.
I did. I had an agent. Um, and, uh, I went into the office and I forgot what scene it was, but I remember Spike Lee gave me the part in the room right after the audition. And I was like, because I was already a huge fan of his from She's Gotta Have It. I was in shock. And then I just said, can I hug you? And then he gave me a hug. And yeah, so that was kind of like, that was kind of the beginning.
And I was terrified too, because Being a Korean American growing up in New York, I grew up in white communities, so I didn't grow up speaking the language or anything. And I've had a very maybe tenuous grasp of my culture. So playing an immigrant from Korea terrified me. And so I had to kind of like, my uncle actually worked at a market in Manhattan. So I worked there for a little while.
And I was terrified too, because Being a Korean American growing up in New York, I grew up in white communities, so I didn't grow up speaking the language or anything. And I've had a very maybe tenuous grasp of my culture. So playing an immigrant from Korea terrified me. And so I had to kind of like, my uncle actually worked at a market in Manhattan. So I worked there for a little while.
And I was terrified too, because Being a Korean American growing up in New York, I grew up in white communities, so I didn't grow up speaking the language or anything. And I've had a very maybe tenuous grasp of my culture. So playing an immigrant from Korea terrified me. And so I had to kind of like, my uncle actually worked at a market in Manhattan. So I worked there for a little while.
And my brother-in-law helped me with the dialect because I'd never done a Korean dialect before. And so I was learning the dialect. So anyway, it was kind of a big learning curve for me, just playing an immigrant from Korea. But it was terrifying.
And my brother-in-law helped me with the dialect because I'd never done a Korean dialect before. And so I was learning the dialect. So anyway, it was kind of a big learning curve for me, just playing an immigrant from Korea. But it was terrifying.
And my brother-in-law helped me with the dialect because I'd never done a Korean dialect before. And so I was learning the dialect. So anyway, it was kind of a big learning curve for me, just playing an immigrant from Korea. But it was terrifying.
I don't know how it happened. It's just, yeah.
I don't know how it happened. It's just, yeah.
I don't know how it happened. It's just, yeah.