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AC
(DENNIS): What's the typical daily routine for you?
MARGARET:
It's always different. In the morning, I'm devoted to
doing some work such as interviews or writing. Then there's more
work in the afternoon and then I go on a break and at night I go
out and do whatever, party or you know something. That's the framework
of the day.
AC
(DENNIS): I was wondering if you get any privacy when you go out shopping
or go to restaurants?
MARGARET:
Oh nobody notices me.
AC
(SUZANNE): Do you wear a hat?
MARGARET:
No. I'm not recognizable. People usually see me and are
always surprised when they see me. They have no idea.
AC
(SUZANNE): I read on your personal website that you changed your
diet over the years. You stopped drinking...
MARGARET:
I stop drinking, stop eating meat, stop eating dairy, start eating
meat and then start eating dairy and then stop eating dairy. I go
through incredible extremes. I'll go through one strict and be on
the active side where I will just eat only bacon. So, it's very
experimental and it's just a phase. It's not a diet but it's more
that I get bored and I just want to do something.
AC
(DENNIS): Do you like to cook?
MARGARET:
I cook a little. I'm a good cook.
AC
(SUZANNE): Is there anything you like to cook?
MARGARET:
I like to make kalbi every now and again. I use a broiler,
I take English short ribs and cut them and then marinate them
over night with soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, green onions and
black pepper. I don't even have the measurements; I just kind of
empty it out. You sort of know. If you are a Korean, and you are
a woman and you know in your blood how to make kalbi. You just put
them in the broiler the next day and boil them or barbecue them.
You are a big hit for summer barbecue. Just bring a nice bucket
of that and just put them on the grill and everybody loves you so
much. That's my favorite recipe.
AC (DENNIS): Margaret, let's do some
word play. I'll give you three words and give me your definition
for them:
MARGARET:
Asian pride. It's a feeling like we exist and that we are
finding ourselves as we go along. We don't have to fit into a stereotype.
We exist. Our images aren't limited in the media because we're growing.
To really embrace Asian pride is to really know that it's OK to
be whoever you are. You do not feel that you have to fit into a
model minority, studious stereotype. Not feeling that you have to
be a geek, not feeling that you have to be a gang member. Any of
the stereotypes that are setup by the media that we are just
finding ourselves and that is our pride.
MARGARET:
Success could be happiness. A feeling that everything
is happening is right and that everything is happening at the right
time.
MARGARET:
Sex is something that drives everybody. It's a life force
that is stronger than people recognize. It goes beyond procreation.
It goes beyond activity. It's all about communication. How we communicate
with each other.
AC
(DENNIS): If you had to describe to someone how you really are outside
of being a comedian and entertainer, how would you?
MARGARET:
I think that I'm similar to what I am as a comedian.
I guess I'm more serious. I guess I'm not as complex as I thought
I was.
AC
(DENNIS): What final words do you have for your fans?
MARGARET:
I love them and that we are making so much progress in
this world. The best thing that we can do for ourselves is to love
who we are because it colors every action that we do in the
world.
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Photographs courtesy of Margaret Cho and www.margaretcho.com
More about Margaret Cho:
AC Team
Interviews Margaret Cho
Margaret's
Movie - "I'm The One I Want"
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