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Raymond Lee stars as Dr. Ben Song on the new NBC drama \u201cQuantum Leap.\u201d Ben is a brilliant quantum physicist leaping through time to put right what once went wrong. Lee also stars in the AMC series \u201cKevin Can F*** Himself,\u201d which begins its second season Aug. 22.

Previously, he was a series regular on Alan Ball\u2019s HBO series \u201cHere and Now.\u201d Additional recurring roles include the HBO Max series \u201cMade for Love,\u201d Fox\u2019s \u201cProdigal Son,\u201d Amazon\u2019s \u201cMozart in the Jungle\u201d and ABC\u2019s \u201cScandal.\u201d\xa0On the film side, he is currently appearing in the box office smash \u201cTop Gun: Maverick.\u201d

Theater credits include the world premiere productions of \u201cVietgone\u201d at Manhattan Theater Club, for which he was awarded the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Debut; \u201cOffice Hour,\u201d opposite Sandra Oh, and \u201cCambodian Rock Band\u201d at the South Coast Repertory.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

• Raymond and Yoshino being Cal State Long Beach alums (00:06:31)
• Raymond dropping out of high school and how that affected him psychologically while growing up (00:07:27)
• Problems with the education system (00:010:05)
• Finding a love for performance in his youth (00:13:07)
• Discovering acting through theatre and deciding to become a professional actor while he was in college (00:14:49)
• Raymond\u2019s approach to acting (00:18:37)
• The importance of having discipline and maintaining solid habits (00:22:53)
• Embodying characters and manifesting roles (00:25:59)
• Yoshino shares a personal story highlighting the impact art can have on its viewers (00:36:05)
• The impact art has made on Raymond\u2019s life (00:39:02)
• The Kybalion and embracing polarities (00:43:56)
• The Rashomon Effect (00:47:32)
• Manifesting goals (00:51:18)
• Honing into and practicing intuition (00:59:22)
• Raymond and Yoshino speaking about acquiring skill sets (01:10:56)
• Final words of advice from Raymond (01:22:11)

Artists / People Mentioned:

• Sandra Oh (Actor)
• Joseph Lee (Painter / Actor)
• Akira Kurosawa (Film Director)
• Rubens Charles Cobrinha (BJJ Practioner)

Books Mentioned:

• The Kybalion

Films / TV Series Mentioned:

• Dopesick (2021)
• Rashomon (1950)

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