Constance Wu
Birthday: 22 March 1982, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Birth Name: Constance Tianming Wu
Constance Wu was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia where she grew up performing in the local community theatre scene. At 16, she moved to New York to study at the famed Lee Strasberg Theatre Insti ...Show More
People are embracing the thing that made them different growing up instead of letting that thing eli Show more
People are embracing the thing that made them different growing up instead of letting that thing elicit shame. Hide
My parents did not pay a cent for my education; they didn't give me a car or furniture - I did that Show more
My parents did not pay a cent for my education; they didn't give me a car or furniture - I did that 100% on my own. I had to pay back a lot. Hide
If the writing is good, then the writing is already funny. All you have to do is make this funny wri Show more
If the writing is good, then the writing is already funny. All you have to do is make this funny writing true to the very deepest of your heart, and the fact that you are capable of making this true will be hysterical. Hide
Usually, I'll be auditioning for the third lead, and there will be Latina actresses, Indian actresse Show more
Usually, I'll be auditioning for the third lead, and there will be Latina actresses, Indian actresses, African American actresses because it will be like, 'Let's check off this box. We have our lead white girl, and we need an ethnic slot.' Hide
People's passion and desire for authenticity is strong.
People's passion and desire for authenticity is strong.
Working on 'Fresh Off the Boat' has been really enlightening to me because it's made me actually thi Show more
Working on 'Fresh Off the Boat' has been really enlightening to me because it's made me actually think about the roles that Asians and Asian-American women have played in media. Not because I didn't think it was important before, but because before, I was really focused on just paying my rent. Hide
I feel like I could carry a movie or a show, and I'll mess up here and there, and I'll learn from th Show more
I feel like I could carry a movie or a show, and I'll mess up here and there, and I'll learn from those things. Hide
Authentic programming that shows the outside world garners authentic interest.
Authentic programming that shows the outside world garners authentic interest.
I'm always hungry for the next thing. I'm never resting on my laurels.
I'm always hungry for the next thing. I'm never resting on my laurels.
All the networks have always been willing to have ethnic people as the third or fourth lead or the b Show more
All the networks have always been willing to have ethnic people as the third or fourth lead or the best friend to the white person. But to actually let a black family or an Asian family carry a show, that's something where there hasn't really been a precedent set in terms of a real financial gain. Hide
When I was a teenager, I worked at the Gap for a summer folding shirts. That was pretty mindless and Show more
When I was a teenager, I worked at the Gap for a summer folding shirts. That was pretty mindless and soul-sucking. Hide
I don't aspire to just play things that are like me. Whether the accent is Taiwanese or British or C Show more
I don't aspire to just play things that are like me. Whether the accent is Taiwanese or British or Canadian - that is the very craft in which I was trained. It is my absolute privilege and honor to do that. Hide
You're never going to please everyone, and if you do, there's something wrong.
You're never going to please everyone, and if you do, there's something wrong.
It's my privilege to be able to play somebody not myself. I'm an actor who creates characters based Show more
It's my privilege to be able to play somebody not myself. I'm an actor who creates characters based in voice, movement, emotional quality, speech. Hide
Specificity is what makes good storytelling, and good storytelling is what makes money, and making m Show more
Specificity is what makes good storytelling, and good storytelling is what makes money, and making money is then what encourages new producers to invest in different stories about Asians. Hide
I do think there are some actors that can get away with trying to be funny, and they're still funny Show more
I do think there are some actors that can get away with trying to be funny, and they're still funny because they're just likeable, and you want to see them. Me, though, when you see me trying to be funny, it's like the worst thing in the world. It's needy, it's cloying, it's manipulative - it's bad. Hide
I was emotional. I wanted to be taken seriously. I was pretty emo. I was reciting Shakespeare monolo Show more
I was emotional. I wanted to be taken seriously. I was pretty emo. I was reciting Shakespeare monologues when I was 10. I still know the whole 'To be, or not to be...' monologue, because I knew it when I was 10. Hide
The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more Show more
The more you know about somebody's back story, the deeper you can delve into that well, and the more your comedic choices resonate full-body instead of just being quick, quippy one-liners that are just like a bunch of people trying to be clever. Because after a while, cleverness is just really obnoxious! Hide
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Constance Wu'S roles
Jessica Huang
Jessica Huang
Rachel Chu
Gabby
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