Brian Tee Quotes

Brian Tee — American Actor born on March 15, 1977,

Brian Tee is a Japanese American actor, best known for his role as D.K. in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and as Dr. Ethan Choi in Chicago Med... (wikipedia)

It's the transformation that drives me. I want to do it all and never want to be boxed into something as a particular type or style. I never want people to think they know me. I hope to build a repertoire that one can look at and say, from to role to role, 'Was that Brian Tee?'

I grew up on comic books. 'X-Men' was my favorite team; Wolverine was my guy. At 8 years old, I dressed up as Wolverine with Adamantium claws that I made out of aluminum!

My martial arts came a lot from my uncle, who actually taught martial arts through the military. He was a black belt in tae kwon do, but also, he used a lot of military-style fighting where it's not the high kicks or anything like that. It's basically defeat your opponent as fast as possible.

I grew up playing 'Mortal Kombat' as a kid. I was always a fan of the video game. Saw the movies as a kid as well.

I come from a huge theater background. The whole action and stunt world just came as the roles were available.