Charlyne Yi
Charlyne Yi
Charlyne Amanda Yi is an American actress, comedian, musician, and writer. Her performances include music, magic, games, and often audience participation. In one performance, she had her head shaved while she sang the song "Nothing Compares 2 U"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth4 January 1986
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
hate dirty thinking
You can't help but feel the energy of the audience - and if you feel they hate you that feels weird and dirty. But I would never want to take it too seriously. It's understandable that you're not going to be everyone's cup of tea. I think that's helped me survive.
thinking serious truth-is
I think whatever comes natural is probably the truth, and the truth is the strongest form of anything - whether serious or funny.
thinking ideas twists
The idea of surprise is part of what makes something funny, or what gets a reaction. At least when I'm an audience member, after you hear a joke so many times it's not as funny because it loses its surprise or its twist. So I think funny has to do with surprise.
real hate thinking
I think sometimes it's hard to know what you feel, or to know what's real and what's not, because love or hate or any feeling is a belief. You can say you hate someone, but you don't truly know them.
thinking care how-you-feel
I think actions really do define how you feel, as opposed to just saying, "I care about you" or "I want to be with you."
mistake thinking feelings
I think as human beings we contradict our feelings constantly, we make mistakes, but I think ultimately it comes down to actions to define how we feel about each other.
nice thinking people
I think sometimes people forget how to be nice to people. I try not to let it get to me.
thinking people be-kind
I think I have an obligation to be kind to people in general, otherwise I'll feel crappy about myself.
thinking ideas laughing
I do a little improv in my shows. Kind of like our movie, I'll do beats and ideas of dialogue, but I think there's less pressure because it's a live show. If you mess up, the audience laughs because we don't really know what we're doing. But as far as shooting, that was very scary, trying to make a point and drive the film. It definitely helped improvising.
song writing piano
Collaboration is just about finding people who are better than you at certain things and combining your powers. Like, if I'm not the strongest at playing piano, I'll work with someone who's really good at it and we'll combine both our brains to write a song.
trying-everything done causes
Sometimes I feel really bad for the audience. I don't know how to make them happy. And you just feel drained cause you're trying everything possible to turn things around. And sometimes it is possible to turn things around on stage, and I've done it before, but sometimes it's impossible.
want-something glasses nerd
I wear glasses because I don't want something tugging my eyeball, but I wouldn't consider myself a "nerd." I don't know what really makes someone a nerd.
funny-inspirational tough full-of-yourself
Interviewing is tough, especially if you don't know what you're looking for.
children world helping
I'd love to help the entire world. Even to change the life of one child is amazing.