Quotes by Daniel Dae Kim

“I get recognized a bit more. Plus, Im getting some opportunities to do some things that I probably wouldnt have gotten before the show.”

“Everyones here saying congratulations, ... Can you believe it?”

“The building just has a bad history, ... We didnt know it in the beginning, so we had to bless the set to make sure it let us work in there safely. We went through this Hawaiian ritual. It was the building nobody wanted to go into.”

“He shot a lot of people,”

“Its always hard to see one of us go, because you know, we have such a strong bond with one another, and we were the original group. We missed Ian when he left. We still miss Ian, and were going to miss [Maggie] too. But at the same time, we know that thats the kind of storytelling theyre doing.”

“I really like Jin. I dont think hes the hard, stern character that he was initially laid out to be. I think hes very complex. I think hes very human.”

“In a way, this show has an opportunity to make a lot of commentary on politics, human relations, human rights. For Koreans, I think its the best opportunity that American television has ever had to be visited by Korean characters once a week and learn what it is to be Korean.”

“His pronunciation was fantastic. I was going around, saying maybe he should be the one speaking Korean and Ill speak English and say, Dude, a lot.”

“One thing viewers will be reminded of, the stakes are very high on this island. Its always life and death. They may have been lulled into a sense of security in the past few episodes. That may change again soon.”

“Im incredibly grateful for this opportunity. Every day Im at work and I look out at the ocean and see the crystal blue waves crashing on the beach, I just look up and thank the universe for putting me here.”

There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking - and that goes for all relationships, not just romantic ones.