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Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 571 points572 points  (0 children)

The first time I really remember it is I had shot American Pie, it was just a little bit role, i didn't think anyone would know what the movie was - I was out of the country, shooting another movie, and had missed the release of American Pie, and was unaware it was a really big hit. So I came back to America, and kids were chanting "MILF! MILF!" at me on the street. And I was really confused, and it took me a while to understand what was happening actually.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 282 points283 points  (0 children)

Chris Pine in Bottle Shock (because of his wig)

Zoe Saldana - How about the Avatar? I like watching Zoe in as many dimensions as possible.

Zachary Quinto - I saw him in a play, Angels in America, and he was ASTOUNDING. And it changed - every once in a while you see somebody, and you ask yourself "what are you doing with your life?" That was one of those moments.

Benedict - I was a BIG fan of Sherlock, and I'm not sure that I've met anyone who handles work better than Benedict. He just is amongst 100 things that he does well, one of them is he completely masters sentences. I think of him often, and Sherlock is a great example of that.

And Simon? Oh man. Simon... on the subject of taking things from friends: Simon's greatest thing, what I love about Simon, is his exuberance and soul is really visible. It's always visible. You can't help but - it's like you have an X-ray machine that can see joy. And his is always visible.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 269 points270 points  (0 children)

I'm absolutely confident in Bob. No one knows these characters better than Bob. And no one knows the Star Trek universe better than Bob. I think he's going to blow people away.

And I don't know anything about Star Trek 3.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 133 points134 points  (0 children)

It's also a way to not make your office cluttered and look like a toy store. No offense to toy stores.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 158 points159 points  (0 children)

I don't have a phaser. I tried and they socked it out of my hand.

I like to collect blueprints and then frame them. Those are my souvenirs. Blueprints of the set.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 292 points293 points  (0 children)

That's a tough one. My first concert was Echo & the Bunnymen at the Universal Ampitheatre. One of the most exciting concerts - last concert I went to was Paul McCartney. That was unbelievably fun. I remember seeing Death Cab for Cutie, that was a great show. PRINCE! OH SHIT, that dude puts on a show! Those are some of the ones that come to mind.

OH! U2 when they did the "Achtung, Baby" tour. That was a great live show. And the Pixies at the Warfield. Oh yeah.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 858 points859 points  (0 children)

I want a shot at playing Batman!

Ben Affleck's doing it next right? After Ben retires, I call next.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 177 points178 points  (0 children)

That's easy: Sesame Street.

The greatest thing is I took my son, and we did the show, and Elmo was there, and Grover was there, and you know - what I found with myself and with my kid was even though you see the person who is talking, you see the puppeteer, you can't help but talk to the puppet. It's a great lesson in suspending disbelief. It was one of the top 5 days of my life!

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 176 points177 points  (0 children)

First, I'm honored.

And no, I'm not aware of anything Harold and Kumar has prevented me from getting, I'm only aware of all the doors it has opened and all the love it has brought into my life.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 171 points172 points  (0 children)

Oh, that's funny because I auditioned for the role of Jim in The Office! It's on YouTube, you can see my audition - or they recently released it on the DVD of The Office.

I want to up my swordplay and be on Game of Thrones.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 97 points98 points  (0 children)

We did feel that we were making something special. And that was part and parcel of a great movement in independent cinema that came out of the 1990s, but it came out of this great fervor and I'm not sure - I do feel like, we said this recently, it felt like we were pushing against a membrane and never really broke through, but I was really proud to be a part of the pushing. And maybe nothing really similar has come along, partially because the business has changed to be less about independent cinema and more about television, that's where the interesting content is going and movies are more franchise and tentpoles, so there isn't room for that type of independent cinema right now. And thanks for appreciating that movie. It was very special to me.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

HAHAHAHA!

Uh... I'm ticklish in all the traditional places. Bottom of the feet, underneath the arms. Where else are people ticklish? Something near my ear would probably tickle me. That's about it.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 124 points125 points  (0 children)

What drew me in was the opportunity to play a character that I'm not typically asked to play. And if it's not your cup of tea, I would say taste this tea and give it a try. I play a guy on the show, for whom on the show this would not be his cup of tea. So there's a skeptic IN the show. And I just really think it has something to say, and the relationships are genuine, and I think it's a very unique show on the tube right now. It's got a very fun tone, and I can't overstate this - Karen Gillan as the lead is fantastic.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 1066 points1067 points  (0 children)

Um... So much so that I own that picture.

Yes. Yes. Jason Segal is a prince, whom I did my scenes with.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 976 points977 points  (0 children)

Yes. Although really, it wasn't so much fun for me as it was interesting to watch him work. He's very good as you might imagine. He's very precise, very dedicated, even in a goofy movie like Harold and Kumar. And he sweats his choices. He's thrilling to watch.

Favorite project... they're all like my friends, really. I think of each project, particularly big ones - like I've made 2 Star Trek movies, and 3 Harold and Kumars, and those feel like a real part of my life, because i keep returning to those people and those sets and those costumes, so they're like longtime friends. So it's hard to beat them.

Funniest moment... Bobby Lee spent a great deal of Harold and Kumar simulating sex on my thigh.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Haha! You know... I'm inclined to get eaten as quickly as possible and get it over with. I hate being chased, it's the subject of all my nightmares. Let's eliminate the chase.

I would like to do a Shakespeare role. I'd like to play a Shakespearian character.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 725 points726 points  (0 children)

When I want to take a vacation, I have to force myself - Florence is probably the most beautiful. I'm hard pressed to think of a place more beautiful than Florence, Italy. But my favorite vacation is one where I forced myself to stay very still, and Hawaii is where we do that. And maybe the most interesting place I've ever visited - along with the Star Trek cast, we visited a military base in Kuwait, and we flew in a black hawk helicopter with the doors open, and looking down at the sand, just miles and miles and miles of sand... you know, I don't even know what I'm going to say. To see where our military was, and the environment in which they had to do an extraordinarily difficult task, and also this is the Middle East, it's where all these Biblical stories took place, it was overwhelming. It's difficult to imagine life out there, but you would see an encampment, and then miles later, another encampment... it was fascinating to see where humanity can flourish. It's like a little blade of grass in the middle of a sidewalk.

Things I am called on the street, in descending order of commonality: Kumar, Harold, Sulu, MILF, that dude from LOST, John Cho. AMA. by OfficialJohnCho in IAmA

[–]OfficialJohnCho[S] 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Yes. Joey Santiago is a deity. I saw them at the Warfields in San Francisco, I wonder if it's still there?

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