Ke Huy Quan talks about his journey from childhood in Vietnam to winning an Oscar

Ke Huy Quan he’s had a pretty incredible life journey, and he recently sat down with Variety to talk about that journey from his childhood in Vietnam to winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. In between these events, he had to abruptly leave his homeland and travel to the United States where he got his first big break in acting. Steven Spielberg cast him as Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when he was 12 years old. You can actually watch an interview with him as a kid talking about it here.

He also spoke about the 20-year hiatus he took from acting when he went to film school, saying:

“I had to take this step to do something else. So I went to film school. I graduated and you know when I got on set it was a different feeling you know. I’m behind the camera now, but I was still very happy to be there. I was still happy to be able to help make movies, but because of that experience, now when I walk on a movie set I see everyone. …I hope that experience made me a better person thanks to that experience. It made me a better actor.

Quan also spoke about how he was honored to win an Oscar and was proud of how well Everything Everywhere All At Once performed at the ceremony, saying:

“Now we sit down at the table. Our voices are heard. Our faces are seen. It’s incredible. this is what we have wanted the longest and that is why I am so grateful to all those people who came before me. All those struggles they go through. I see them lay one brick at a time. Paving the way for all of us to be here and we make history over and over again.

You can watch the full video below! It’s an interesting conversation!