The mid-80s were magical for Ke Huy Quan. Not only was he chosen by Steven Spielberg to co-star with Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the young Vietnamese-American actor followed that up with The Goonies too.
But with very few roles for Asian actors at that time, Quan decided to stop acting and pursue a career behind the scenes. Here, Quan reflects on his time away from the spotlight, how the 2018 comedy Crazy Rich Asians was a personal game-changer, and the deeply humbling experience of his return in Everything Everywhere All at Once. DEADLINE: A lot of people don’t realize that you took some time off from being In front of the camera and studied film at USC.
Then once you graduated, you ended up working for renowned Hong Kong action director Corey Yuen and a certain Wong Kar Wai. KE HUY QUAN: Yeah.
A long time ago in the late ‘80s, Corey came to me wanting me to star in his movie in Hong Kong. At the time I was contractually tied to a television series, but we kept in touch over the years.
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