Drew Barrymore, Ke Huy Quan Reunite to Present Steven Spielberg With Time 100 Impact Award
variety.comMichaela Zee editor At the Time 100 Gala on Wednesday night, former child stars Ke Huy Quan and Drew Barrymore reunited after not having “seen each other in almost 40 years” to present Steven Spielberg with the event’s Impact Award. “Steven introduced me to this world where his imagination lived and invited me in,” Quan said. “He showed me how much fun we can have when we let our creativity be our guide.
My life has [been] made so much better because of him.” In his acceptance speech, Spielberg reciprocated the affection he received from Quan and Barrymore. “I have never been more proud in my working career than being able to find, in 1981, 6-year-old Drew Barrymore and, in early 1983, 11-year-old Ke,” the filmmaker said. “I was so lucky to find them both, and they have not changed in all those years.” Along with Quan, Barrymore and Spielberg, the night’s honorees also included Austin Butler, Kim Kardashian, Ali Wong and Angela Bassett.
Hosted by Jennifer Coolidge at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York, the flagship event commemorated Time’s 2023 list of the world’s most influential people. “This is my second time on this list, but to be here on this list at this point in my life — as a wife and a mother, and to be playing a role that I’ve dreamed of playing my entire life — I can’t begin to say what an unbelievable honor it is,” Lea Michele told Variety, referring to her role as Fanny Brice in “Funny Girl” on Broadway. “I’m really happy for young women of color who are Asian or Latin or whatever in this country,” said “Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi. “For a long time, I was the only Indian woman on TV.
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