Ke Huy Quan Recounts His Long Journey To Oscar Stage: “Dreams Are Something You Have To Believe In; I Almost Gave Up On Mine”
deadline.comKe Huy Quan’s win as best supporting actor for Everything, Everywhere All At Once gave the Oscar ceremony an early emotional highlight.
After a standing ovation, Quan fought back tears as he recounted his journey from Vietnam to the Oscar stage. A child actor in movies such as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies, Quan spoke of how he almost gave up on his dream of returning to acting, having founding it difficult to find roles for more than two decades. “My mom is 84 years old and she is at home watching,” he said in his speech. “Mom, I just won an Oscar!” He added, “My journey started on a boat.
I spent a year in a refugee camp, and somehow, I ended up here on Hollywood’s biggest stage. They say stories like this only happen in the movies.
I cannot believe it is happening to me. This, this is the American dream.” He said, “Thank you so much to the Academy for this honor of a lifetime.
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