Ke Huy Quan reflects on journey to his first Oscar: “Stories like this only happen in movies”
nme.comOscar as he collected the award for Best Supporting Actor at tonight’s (March 12).The star got his first roles in Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom and The Goonies in the ‘80s, but only went on to a number of small TV parts before falling from the industry’s favour.Quan made his comeback with Everything Everywhere All At Once last year, playing Waymond Wang in the film. “Oh my god!
Thank you,” he began his speech. “My mum is 84 years old and she’s at home watching. Mum, I just won an Oscar.”He continued: “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’s happening to me.
This is the American dream! Thank you so much to the Academy for this honour of a lifetime.”Just hearing Ariana DeBose say his name made me cry.
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