C.S. Lee

C.S. Lee: (on the 60th Annual Emmy Awards) This might be my only chance to go to an Emmy show so I'll go and have a good time, hang out with the cast and meet fellow actors that I know in the industry. I got my Hugo Boss tailored suit with a skinny black tie yesterday - I was trying to keep it edgy - so I'm all set. I'm hoping I'll get to keep it!

C.S. Lee: (about his role on "Dexter") Hollywood sometimes needs to be told what needs to be portrayed. I think its great that we are able to see an Asian American man who is horny for women and hot headed. Most important is that "Vince" is not just a cardboard cut out or just above the stereotype. There's more to it. It reflects good writing. Network TV should do it more with all ethnicities.

C.S. Lee: (advice to other aspiring Asian American actors) Learn the craft. Its not magic or pulled from your ass. Its a learned skill. Don't be selfish. Acting is not just you. Acting is acting with your partners. That's what makes it fun. Its a lifetime of learning. Be respectful of everyone you work with.

C.S. Lee: Generalizations are reserved for people who cannot think for themselves and are too lazy to use their imaginations or simply because they are ignorant or fearful.

C.S. Lee: (on whether his pickup lines on "Dexter" would work in real life) Might get a slap in the face," Lee, who is single, says. "Or, they may just laugh and then go home with me.

C.S. Lee: I think with Asian Americans on television and film, besides the ones that do Kung Fu, just the straight Asian American characters, we haven't seen a whole lot of just straight regular dudes that are into women.

C.S. Lee: I got the acting bug in high school. Originally I wanted to become a film director. I still do. I was accepted to NYU film school but opted to take a full ride scholarship to Cornish College of the Arts for acting. My parents always supported me in every way. My parents are so chill!!!

C.S. Lee: Dream car would be a car that has a ton of power but gets great gas mileage and is good to the earth. That doesn't exist yet. But if it did I think I would have Shakespeare riding shotgun. Then I could pick his brains about his plays.