“I'm okay with not having a super-secure lifestyle because if you're doing what you like, you don't need stuff to fill any empty holes.”

— Constance Wu

As quoted in "Constance Wu on Confronting Hollywood's Racism" in The Cut (18 July 2016) https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/constance-wu-on-racism-hollywood-fresh-off-the-boat.html

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