Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles 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.
A2 asian jimmy deal mom asian people actor My Dad Does My Life Better Than I Do: Jimmy O. Yang 19172 163 林宜悉 posted on 2023/12/04 More Share Save Report Video vocabulary