THE NEW YORKERS訪談
aired on April 18, 06
aired on April 18, 06
James: Chiasui Chen. Actress. SAG and AFTRA, she's a member of. How long has this been
going on?
Chiasui: Since I came to New York in 2001.
James: 2001. From?
Chiasui: Taiwan.
James: Were you trained over there in the arts?
Chiasui: Yes. I went to college for music. And I fell in love with acting and started doing it in
Taiwan.
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James: Okay. We have a clip. What do we see on the clip? What've you got?
Chiasui: It's called "Coming Home".
James: Okay. Let's take a look.
going on?
Chiasui: Since I came to New York in 2001.
James: 2001. From?
Chiasui: Taiwan.
James: Were you trained over there in the arts?
Chiasui: Yes. I went to college for music. And I fell in love with acting and started doing it in
Taiwan.
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James: Okay. We have a clip. What do we see on the clip? What've you got?
Chiasui: It's called "Coming Home".
James: Okay. Let's take a look.
James: Ahh. (Read Resume) And here're different roles you did. Chinese Buddhist?
Chiasui: Yes, that's a short film I did here in New York.
James: Okay. "You Are What You Eat". Are you a believer in that?
Chiasui: Yes. (Nod) I am.
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James: What's your happy moment in filmmaking?
Chiasui: The happy moment? (Think) When the light goes up.
James: When the light goes up. Okay. (Reading)"The Child Within"
Chiasui: Yes. It's a feature. We're submitting it to festivals now.
James: In what language is that? English?
Chiasui: English. But I played a Chinese woman, so I do English and Mandarin both in the
film.
James: Oh! So we're gonna check you out! Is your Mandarin slipping away?
Chiasui: (Laugh) A little bit!
James: (Reading) Now. You say your language is Taiwanese. Why do you say that?
Chiasui: 'Cause it's a different dialect from Mandarin or Cantonese.
James: Really? That much?
Chiasui: Very much. You couldn't understand each other. There's no way.
James: (Reading) And you also do Shakespeare! What role did you play?
Chiasui: I played Sulis, a fairy in "The Tempest" and I won the Best Cameo.
James: Very good.
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James: Is getting parts in New York difficult for Asian workers?
Chiasui: It's not easy.
James: Not easy. How many films are made here in New York? Is there people cast for Asian
film here? Usually they come to film. Sometimes they do sequences here.
Chiasui: Very few.
James: Far and between.
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Chiasui: Now I'm actually producing a short film. 'Cause I found since there aren't many
Asians and you're Americans, how can you write things about Asians? You don't
understand it.
James: No. That's your advantage.
Chiasui: that's my responsibility actually.
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Chiasui: Yes, that's a short film I did here in New York.
James: Okay. "You Are What You Eat". Are you a believer in that?
Chiasui: Yes. (Nod) I am.
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James: What's your happy moment in filmmaking?
Chiasui: The happy moment? (Think) When the light goes up.
James: When the light goes up. Okay. (Reading)"The Child Within"
Chiasui: Yes. It's a feature. We're submitting it to festivals now.
James: In what language is that? English?
Chiasui: English. But I played a Chinese woman, so I do English and Mandarin both in the
film.
James: Oh! So we're gonna check you out! Is your Mandarin slipping away?
Chiasui: (Laugh) A little bit!
James: (Reading) Now. You say your language is Taiwanese. Why do you say that?
Chiasui: 'Cause it's a different dialect from Mandarin or Cantonese.
James: Really? That much?
Chiasui: Very much. You couldn't understand each other. There's no way.
James: (Reading) And you also do Shakespeare! What role did you play?
Chiasui: I played Sulis, a fairy in "The Tempest" and I won the Best Cameo.
James: Very good.
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James: Is getting parts in New York difficult for Asian workers?
Chiasui: It's not easy.
James: Not easy. How many films are made here in New York? Is there people cast for Asian
film here? Usually they come to film. Sometimes they do sequences here.
Chiasui: Very few.
James: Far and between.
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Chiasui: Now I'm actually producing a short film. 'Cause I found since there aren't many
Asians and you're Americans, how can you write things about Asians? You don't
understand it.
James: No. That's your advantage.
Chiasui: that's my responsibility actually.
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