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A lot of the time, a moral compass is all that separates a hero from being a villain; otherwise, the two are very much the same. Both are generally the richest and most complex characters, and they get to have all the fun. I guess it's those types of roles that I ultimately gravitate towards.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Being
Both
Characters
Compass
Complex
Fun
Generally
Get
Gravitate
Guess
Hero
Lot
Moral
Moral Compass
Most
Much
Otherwise
Richest
Roles
Same
Separates
Those
Time
Towards
Two
Types
Ultimately
Very
Villain
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As an Asian-American actor, I believe it is important to never settle for the status quo. I feel a responsibility to do everything in my power to create positive perceptions of Asian Americans through my work.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Actor
American
Asian
Asian-American
Believe
Create
Everything
Feel
I Believe
I Feel
Important
Never
Perceptions
Positive
Power
Quo
Responsibility
Settle
Status
Status Quo
Through
Work
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Hollywood can be a really tough environment for anyone trying to make a living. Unfortunately for actors of color, namely Asian Americans, opportunities have been and remain substantially limited. One place this is not the case is on 'Hawaii Five-0,' where we have three Asian American series regulars and a landscape rich with diversity.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Actor
American
American
Anyone
Asian
Asian-American
Been
Case
Color
Diversity
Environment
Hawaii
Hollywood
Landscape
Limited
Living
Make
Namely
Opportunities
Place
Really
Remain
Rich
Series
Substantially
Three
Tough
Trying
Unfortunately
Where
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I am quite handy; not to sound bragadocious, but I've been working with wood and building things my entire life. I used to be a skateboarder and built ramps with my father. Then, the first two years I lived in Los Angeles, I worked as a carpenter building sets.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Am
Angeles
Been
Building
Built
Carpenter
Entire
Entire Life
Father
First
Handy
I Am
Life
Lived
Los
Los Angeles
Quite
Sets
Sound
Then
Things
Two
Used
Wood
Worked
Working
Years
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I was one of the only people of color at my grade school and also my high school. It's weird recollecting on my childhood, I think, because my brothers are all white. We all share the same father but different mothers. I guess I kind of associated white, but I was occasionally reminded in a really negative way that I wasn't.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Also
Associated
Because
Brothers
Childhood
Color
Different
Father
Grade
Grade School
Guess
High
High School
I Think
Kind
Mothers
Negative
Negative Way
Occasionally
Only
People
Really
Reminded
Same
School
Share
Think
Way
Weird
White
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I've been playing both sides of the law my entire career. It's not really surprising for me to be doing opposing sides simultaneously. I would argue that even though my character on 'Hawaii Five-0' originated on the wrong side of the law, I'd say he's worked his way over to the good side.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Argue
Been
Both
Both Sides
Career
Character
Doing
Entire
Entire Career
Even
Good
Hawaii
He
His
His Way
Law
Me
Opposing
Originated
Over
Playing
Really
Say
Side
Sides
Simultaneously
Surprising
Though
Way
Worked
Would
Wrong
Wrong Side
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Moving to Los Angeles and working in places like Hawaii, you get to experience a true melting pot. It's really nice to be around people who are multiethnic.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Angeles
Around
Experience
Get
Hawaii
Like
Los
Los Angeles
Melting
Melting Pot
Moving
Nice
People
Places
Pot
Really
True
Who
Working
You
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'Murder in the First' takes 12 episodes to explore the crime and the issues surrounding it, all in the hopes of answering the question, 'How did we get to this point?'
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Answering
Crime
Did
Episodes
Explore
First
Get
Hopes
How
Issues
Point
Question
Surrounding
Takes
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One of my favorite experiences in my career, certainly one of the most interesting characters I've ever played, was Simon Lee on 'The Event.' That was a show I was quite proud of and a character I really enjoyed playing. It was one of the most three-dimensional characters that was ever written for me and that I'd ever gotten to play.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Career
Certainly
Character
Characters
Enjoyed
Event
Ever
Experiences
Favorite
Gotten
Interesting
Interesting Characters
Lee
Me
Most
Play
Played
Playing
Proud
Quite
Really
Show
Simon
Three-Dimensional
Written
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Shadowing is really a great way to learn how the entire TV-making mechanism works. I had the distinct pleasure of shadowing the gifted and talented Allison Anders, who taught me a great deal about the importance of collaboration and trusting the talent around you.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
About
Around
Collaboration
Deal
Distinct
Entire
Gifted
Great
Great Deal
Great Way
Had
How
Importance
Learn
Me
Mechanism
Pleasure
Really
Talent
Talented
Taught
Trusting
Way
Who
Works
You
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So many good fortunes have come my way, and I'm trying to pay it forward by helping to raise money to complete 'Bulbul: Song Of The Nightingale,' a documentary that brings attention to the social and human injustices suffered by the Banchara tribe in India.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Attention
Brings
Come
Complete
Documentary
Fortunes
Forward
Good
Helping
Human
India
Injustices
Many
Money
Pay
Raise
Social
Song
Suffered
Tribe
Trying
Way
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There was a time when I was offered two episodes of 'Alias,' that show with Jennifer Garner which J.J. Abrams did back before he became the mega producer and super successful director. I instead decided I wanted to play this family guy on a short-lived UPN 'Second Time Around.' It starred Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Around
Back
Became
Before
Decided
Did
Director
Episodes
Family
Family Guy
Garner
Guy
He
Instead
Jennifer
Nicole
Offered
Parker
Play
Producer
Second
Short-Lived
Show
Starred
Successful
Super
Time
Two
Wanted
Which
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We all go to the theater and cinema to be inspired and moved on an emotional level, sometimes to laughter, sometimes to tears. Once I discovered that acting could have such an effect, I was sold. It has been one of the most rewarding discoveries I have ever made.
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Acting
Been
Cinema
Could
Discovered
Discoveries
Effect
Emotional
Emotional Level
Ever
Go
Has-Been
Inspired
Laughter
Level
Made
Most
Moved
Moved On
Once
Rewarding
Sold
Sometimes
Tears
Theater
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Whether we're stuffing our faces with Kogi tacos or playing a pickup game of football outside the stages, there's never a shortage of fun behind the scenes on 'Murder In The First.'
~ Ian Anthony Dale
Behind
Faces
First
Football
Fun
Game
Never
Our
Outside
Pickup
Playing
Scenes
Shortage
Stages
Stuffing
Whether
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