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  • My dad is also an actor but he started acting after I did because he was like, "It's so easy. You can do it, I can."

  • I'm like, "Dad, fine. If you think my life is so easy, why don't you go to some open-call auditions? And you understand how hard it is, how much rejection I face every day at my job."

  • He was like, "OK."

  • And he went to all these auditions and he started booking everything.

  • It's a true story.

  • He got on the show in China, in mainland China, called "Little Daddy," "Xiao Baba."

  • Half a billion people watch that show.

  • It's like the "Big Bang Theory" of China and Richard blew up.

  • And he was like, "This is easy. I don't know."

  • My plane completely backfired.

  • And my aunt in Shanghai, she watched the show, and she will call the house in L.A.

  • And she's like, "Congratulations, Richard. You're such a good actor. Did your son teach you how to act?"

  • And he's like, "No, no, I'm a natural."

  • "Oh, that's very good, you and your son same business, you know? You two are very funny."

  • He's like, "No, no, Jimmy is not funny."

  • I'm like, "Dad, that's bullshit, OK?

  • You got one good role. Good for you. I'm happy for you.

  • But you're not a real actor yet.

  • Real actors, we got to cry, we gotta laugh. Do you even know how to cry in front of the camera?"

  • He was like, "Yes, I just think about how much you suck at ping pong."

  • Needless to say, I grew up with low self-esteem, because I was raised by Asian parents.

  • My dad is not even the worst.

  • My mom's much worse.

  • Have you guys ever hung out with old Asian ladies?

  • Old Asian ladies will tell you exactly what is wrong with your face, as if they try to do you a favor.

  • I go to my mom's house, the first thing she says, she's like, "Jimmy.

  • Why is your face so fat?

  • Your clothes look homeless and your hair, it's gay."

  • Sometimes it's like embarrassing for me to hang out with my mom, you know?

  • Because Asian people, we just got a different custom, you know?

  • Like my mom, when she goes shopping, she doesn't buy shits she needs.

  • She just buy shits because it's a good deal.

  • I one time brought a full-price shirt home, $20.

  • And she was like, "Was it full price? No, it's a bad deal."

  • I was like, "Mom, it's only 20 bucks."

  • She's like, "Yes, $20, if you are stupid."

  • She goes to Ross and she freaks out because everything is a great deal.

  • She's like, "Jimmy, you should buy this. This is a good deal. This is a good deal."

  • I'm like, "Mom, That's a double XL shirt, OK? And it says obey on it. I'm not gonna fucking wear that."

  • And she's like, "It's OK, 50% off. Someday it'll fit, OK?"

  • If you want a good deal, you follow the old Asian people, right?

  • You go to Costco, you see a sea of old Asian people, because you know everyone is getting a great deal.

  • Nobody is getting ripped off.

  • You go to Whole Foods, never seen one old Asian motherfucker in my life.

  • We don't believe in that shit.

My dad is also an actor but he started acting after I did because he was like, "It's so easy. You can do it, I can."

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