“Some people suggested that I should try something else. It was a lot of things, but nothing really stood out for me. Nothing felt right, and this job as an actor happened by coincidence.”

—  Claudia Kim

"I hope I am representing Asians well: Claudia Kim (IANS Interview)" in Business Standard (23 November 2018) https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-88149

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