Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
[on why he loves theater] There`s something about being in a house with an audience, and having that immediate feedback. I started acting because of that energy; it`s what feeds me on stage and informs my choices. What`s great in theater is that you can sustain the arc of a character for a full three hours, whereas in film or TV, you have to create that arc in little pieces, and usually out of sequence.
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Trivia
Arrested in Honolulu on October 25, 2007 for allegedly driving drunk.
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Grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania.
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He was included on People Magazine`s list of the sexiest men alive in 2005. Matthew McConaughey topped the list.
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His acting heroes are Paul Scofield, Gene Hackman, Robert De Niro, Sidney Poitier, Gene Kelly, Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall and, his favorite, Jonathan Pryce.
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Due to his childhood in America, he knew very little Korean before he did `Lost` (2004). He has said that his co-star on that show Yunjin Kim, who is fluent in both English and Korean, has been invaluable in coaching him on his Korean, which has apparently improved. Ironically, to the audience`s knowledge, Daniel`s character knows nothing but Korean.
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He has said that playing `Jin` on `Lost` (2004) is a relief to him because he`s finally playing someone of his own heritage (Korean), having been cast as characters of almost every other Asian heritage but his own.
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