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Yin & Young Podcast EP 75: Eight Years in Review
May 27, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 75: Eight Years in Review
May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 74: Gabriel Toya-Meléndez - Filmmaking, Identity, and Finding Your Tribe
Feb 11, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 74: Gabriel Toya-Meléndez - Filmmaking, Identity, and Finding Your Tribe
Feb 11, 2025
Feb 11, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 73: Paul Hoi #2 - Japan Stories, Skiing, Solo Traveling
Nov 24, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 73: Paul Hoi #2 - Japan Stories, Skiing, Solo Traveling
Nov 24, 2024
Nov 24, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 72 : William Gee Wong - Author of "Sons of Chinatown"
Jun 28, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 72 : William Gee Wong - Author of "Sons of Chinatown"
Jun 28, 2024
Jun 28, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 71  Aileen Cho - Intergenerational Trauma, Marriage, and Healing
Apr 18, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 71 Aileen Cho - Intergenerational Trauma, Marriage, and Healing
Apr 18, 2024
Apr 18, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 70 - Writer Peter Kageyama returns with MIDNIGHT CLIMAX
Feb 21, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 70 - Writer Peter Kageyama returns with MIDNIGHT CLIMAX
Feb 21, 2024
Feb 21, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 69 Daniel Tong - Editor: Finding your place in film and pursuing your passion
Feb 9, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 69 Daniel Tong - Editor: Finding your place in film and pursuing your passion
Feb 9, 2024
Feb 9, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 68 - Married Life, Cooking, Regret and Time
Aug 28, 2023
Yin & Young Podcast EP 68 - Married Life, Cooking, Regret and Time
Aug 28, 2023
Aug 28, 2023
Yin & Young Podcast Episode 67 - Kelly Hebestreit - Art, Identity, and Please Take Off Your Shoes
Apr 29, 2023
Yin & Young Podcast Episode 67 - Kelly Hebestreit - Art, Identity, and Please Take Off Your Shoes
Apr 29, 2023
Apr 29, 2023
Yin & Young Episode 66 - Peter Kageyama - Writer
Feb 2, 2023
Yin & Young Episode 66 - Peter Kageyama - Writer
Feb 2, 2023
Feb 2, 2023

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Yin & Young Episode 30 - Actor George Q. Nguyen

May 20, 2018 in Filmmaking, Asian American, Acting, Entertainment

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/6R_EhkohGP4 (or click picture above)

After a month-long hiatus, Yin & Young are back with an interview with actor George Q. Nguyen discussing his path from SF to LA and balancing a day job with an acting career.


- Young met George in the Bay Area for a screening of "The Grandmaster."
- George's parents used to teach language for the Defense Institute in Monterey. Was born in El Paso, but grew up in San Francisco. Started as a film major as an undergrad and filmed in 8mm.
- Took one acting class as undergrad. Realized was more passionate about being in front of the camera or on stage then behind the camera.
- Changed his major to Cellular & Molecular Biology, wanted a more practical major.
- Got a job at ACT selling tickets to upcoming shows and was able to take ACT classes at night.
Started working at a biotech before graduation.
- "Whenever a director asks you to audition, you audition," was one of the first great acting lessons he learned.
- Continued working both at a biotech firm and at ACT doing sales.
- Biotech pays the bills to allow George to pursue his creative endeavors.
- George got hit by a car not too long ago. Broke his leg in different parts and as gone through multiple operations to fix things. Rough start to 2018.
- Being a consultant/contractor allows for some flexibility to go to auditions.
- Tried various martial arts in SF such as Wing Chun where he learned in a garage.
- Oscar Corner: Yin and Young and George discuss some Best Films from 2017.
"Coco", "Three Billboards", "I, Tonya", "The Shape of Water."

LANGUAGE CORNER
Mandarin - 清明節 - Qīngmíng Jié - Tomb Sweeping Day
Vietnamese - đám giỗ - death anniversary.
Japanese (slang) - yankee - delinquent

George’s Links:
website: https://sites.google.com/site/geogenes/
films: https://sites.google.com/site/geogenes/george%27sfilms
imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2852475/?ref_=nv_sr_4

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Tags: asian american, actor, yin young podcast, podcast, acting, friends, work life balance, shape of water, oscars, movies, films, ACT, acting school, performance, filmmaking, short films, theatre, coco, I, itonya, three billboards
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