죽는역할도 쉬운게 아니로구나. 정신건강에 영향을 끼칠수 있어. 아시안 조무래기 악당들을 영화에서 그동안 너무 많이 죽였네. 이제 좀 백인 조무래기 악당들도 좀 많이 죽여주자. 아시안만 죽이지 말고.

Daniel Dae Kim now avoids taking projects in which his character dies, and it’s not vanity or pursuit of success. It’s more personal.

“I’ve died so many times on-screen that it became a real issue for my kids,” the actor, who was born in South Korea and raised in Pennsylvania, said Tuesday. “It’s now one [of] the primary factors in deciding whether I take a role or not.”

Angel, Lost, The Cave, Spider Man 2, Arena, Andromeda Strain… I’ve died so many times on screen it became a real issue for my kids. It’s now one the primary factors in deciding whether I take a role or not. This trope is one of many for people of color that needs to change. https://t.co/1Qnj2NtakF

— Daniel Dae Kim (@danieldaekim) May 18, 2021

The Lost alum shares two adult sons, Jackson and Zander, with his wife, Mia.

He added that the Asian character who doesn’t make it to the end of the show or movie is a trope that “needs to change.”