--- description: Find out how Stephanie Hsu is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2023 TIME100 Next: Stephanie Hsu image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ca861e79a123590/698a40064ee2628ccc31bb40/time100-next-stephanie-hsu-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 13, 2023 # Stephanie Hsu by Natasha Lyonne  Stephanie Hsu Stephanie HsuSinna Nasseri—The New York Times/Redux Stephanie Hsu and I chatted as we went for our [COVID boosters](https://time.com/6312847/fda-covid19-new-vaccine-approval/ "undefined") one day on set. Suddenly I was getting the most confident advice from a new gun on the scene. She said, “No one but me gets to define my future or limitations.” That blew me away. Historically, we who have been told we are “other” have accepted the scraps handed us in a world that pre-defines us arbitrarily as outsiders. But, no more. See, Stephanie knows she has [the talent](https://time.com/6261965/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-oscars-frontrunner/ "undefined") to back up her ambitions and that very rare gift: a sense of self-worth and awareness of her limitless potential. Hearing those words from her was a tectonic-plate-shifting moment for me. I came out of that room a new person, ready to take on our scene with altered gusto. It’s a joy watching as Stephanie appropriately takes over the world by being hilarious, heartbreaking, singular … and knowing it. She’s a new era, and it’s a gift to bask in the golden glow of what she’s given us so far and to know she’s just revving up. --- ### More from TIME --- _Lyonne is an Emmy-nominated actor, writer, director and producer_ Stephanie Hsu Is on the TIME100 Next 2023 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308501/stephanie-hsu/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308501/stephanie-hsu/"},"headline":"Stephanie Hsu","datePublished":"2023-09-13T11:00:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:19:11.615Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308501/stephanie-hsu/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next","sponsorshipblock","time100nextartists23"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ca861e79a123590/698a40064ee2628ccc31bb40/time100-next-stephanie-hsu-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ca861e79a123590/698a40064ee2628ccc31bb40/time100-next-stephanie-hsu-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308501/stephanie-hsu/","name":"Stephanie Hsu"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"See Everyone on the TIME100 Next List","description":"TIME100 Next, our annual franchise recognizing the rising leaders in health, climate, business, sports, the arts and more.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/QxIk3IJu/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2023-09-13T11:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/QxIk3IJu.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308501/stephanie-hsu/","duration":"PT1M58S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308501/stephanie-hsu/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```