Ken Jeong

Actor

1969-07-13

American actor, comedian, and physician known for roles in Community, The Hangover films, and Dr. Ken. Before his entertainment career, he practiced medicine after completing residency training in internal medicine.

Quotes by Ken Jeong

During the day, I was a doctor. At night, you know, I was a comic. And it was really just to let off some steam. It just became my golf, you know, in many ways. Most doctors have golf as a hobby. Mine was doing comedy.
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I wasn't sued out of medicine, I wasn't arbitrated out of the profession.
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I think critics tend to think that comedy is freakin' math. Like, this is the Pythagorean Theorem. They're not sophisticated enough to know that comedy is fluid, that it evolves, and these organic evolutions are what you have to embrace.
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You can have all the tools in the world but if you don't genuinely believe in yourself, it's useless.
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There's really no substitute for working hard. I think that's my biggest talent. There are always people who are funnier and more talented than I am, but I don't take anything for granted and I commit myself 100% to each of my roles.
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