Daniel Dae Kim

American actor

Daniel Dae Kim (born Kim Dae-hyun, August 4, 1968) is an American actor, voice actor, and producer. He is known for his roles as Jin-Soo Kwon in Lost, Chin Ho Kelly in Hawaii Five-0, Gavin Park in Angel, and Johnny Gat in the Saints Row series of video games.

Daniel Dae Kim in 2006

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That whole "sexiest man" thing, I never took seriously. I know every guy says that, but I couldn't allow myself to see me that way. The way I was brought up, in an area without many Asian people, the last thing I could ever think of myself as was sexy or good-looking. So I take all of these compliments also with a grain of salt—if I have to have my own belief in myself if people are telling me I'm ugly and unattractive, then I also have to remember that what people are saying about me now shouldn't affect how I feel about myself.
  • Alone we are much weaker than if we are allied with others who care, not just about Asian Americans, but about the issue of hate and discrimination and bigotry in general. Now I wouldn’t deign to try and compare the Asian American experience to any other minorities’ experience in America, because each one is unique in their own ways. But what we do have in common is that we have all experienced bigotry. We have all experienced prejudice. What’s most important to understand is that this is a human issue. This is not just an Asian American one.
  • I think there are pluses and minuses to the emergence of Asian cinema in America. It's about time that a lot of these films got recognized because there are very talented people behind them - the directors, actors, writers. I don't think it is a coincidence that a lot of stories from Asia are being remade by American studios. They are really interesting stories and deserve to be shown here.
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