“[Tea’s] not the same energy as getting coffee, right? Because coffee is kind of serious. Coffee hypes you up, but tea calms you down.”
Read More“I didn't think about that ‘till he said it, but it’s true… it made me realize that this film is literally going to be a piece of history for me. And the day I turn into Dua Lipa, this film is going to be a little piece of treasure because people are going to be able to see who I was from the start.”
Read More“I think doing ‘The Brothers Sun’ was a perfect combination of all of it. As an actor, if I never do another role in my life, I'll be fully content because I truly feel like I got to do all of it. It’s truly everything I can ever dream of as an actor.”
Read More“When I wrote ‘Airplanes,’ I was in probably one of the darkest times of […] my life. I imagined, what would happen if I just quit [music] right now? […] I was contemplating quitting because, by this point, I was cut off by my parents and from the rest of the world, too […] ‘Airplanes’ is a message to myself. It’s about what happens if ‘JHIN,’ the artist, dies. So, I’m writing from a perspective outside of myself […] This whole dream that I had, that I’ve been creating for the past two years, dropping it just because I wasn’t finding success.”
Read More“In a way, I get the best of both worlds: being taken seriously as a dramatic actor, but people also still thinking I'm funny and giving me praise for being funny.”
Read More“I was like, ‘if I'm going to do this, I'm gonna go full out fish, like I'm becoming a fish. And I was like ‘How can I hear this in the production and the songwriting?’ So I kind of just latched on to the fish idea.”
Read More“We market ourselves as a hybrid community-collective where people are able to choose their level of affiliation to us, but we are always there as a hub, and almost like a group of friends where we offer our resources, and we offer our tools to anyone that we feel like deserves it or anyone that could use it.”
Read More“I think the ultimate passion of mine was never filmmaking. It was never music or acting. It's specifically expression.”
Read More“I realized, like, ‘Oh, these people are actually like helping me without asking for anything in return,’ which is super loving, good energy. I finally have people that are doing this with me, instead of me doing it alone.”
Read More“I always try to outline that there’s nothing special or unique about me. I don’t want [my fans] to look at me like that because I want these kids to look up at me and believe that they can do it too.”
Read MoreWhen the world of Hong Kong modelizers showed itself to Chinese American actor Byron Mann, he presented it to audiences the best way he could – in a romantic comedy.
Read More“As time passes, I think I’m more inclined to think of a song in terms of sounds rather than genres […] I’m beginning to perceive genres as languages and vocabulary; the more I’m versed in different influences and backgrounds, the better I can convey my songwriting.”
Read MoreHe introduced himself as a New Yorker first, then a twin, then as an actor who pivoted to music. As a teenager, he engineered a psychology radio show (in which emotion-stricken guests would call in about their life matters). During this time, he learned the reigns of audio recording. Giullian Yao Gioiello–under the stage name Tarune–dropped his newest single “is this the end?” on June 17 and intends to release an EP titled “let him cry.”
Read MoreFor a really long time, I was told “Oh, you need to get this many followers in order to drop an album” or “You have to have this much money to make a music video.” And that's kind of the same advice that I got for this video project. I think if there's always a way to make something happen, I don't really believe in waiting until you're “ready.” People should just do whatever the hell they want. Just do it. That's super cheesy, but I mean it.
Read More“First and foremost, when I’m making videos, it’s always for me. [It's] about the content, it's about the community and that is what I'm really trying to build,” she said.
Read More“In the book, he had a much smaller role than I feel was brought to life in the show, which is awesome because I don't play him in the book I play him in the show. But I don't think there's many differences. He just gets fully fleshed out and in the show, which I can appreciate which I can really, I mean, it's kind of like a role that I feel like I can dig my claws into and you know, take apart.”
Read More“I remember in Texas I was submitting myself to every indie project there was, [from] the smallest role to the biggest role and then just ‘no,’ ‘no,’ ‘no,’ left and right. [My look] doesn't fit what they're used to seeing in society. But I just need people to take a chance and be like: you know what, her look doesn't totally fit what I'm envisioning. Or if they're open-minded: let's see what she could do.”
Read More“The feeling of people coming to my shows to connect on a soul level is unmatched. There’s nothing that compares,”
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