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"Ke Huy Quan is welling up. Behind black-rimmed glasses, the former child
star’s eyes are reddening. His voice starts to wobble as he talks about finding
fame for the second time round with the phenomenal success of
Everything
Everywhere All at Once, this year’s most wildly imaginative breakout film.
“It’s incredible. I’m still pinching myself every day. I can’t believe this is
real.”
It’s been decades since Quan appeared as Short Round, Harrison Ford’s plucky
sidekick in
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and gadget-loving Data in
The Goonies. Even so, it’s not hard to find traces of that young boy in the
51-year-old’s smile and jovial demeanour. We meet in his hotel’s private
cinema, all velvet and brass furnishings, in west London. Quan, dressed in a
navy sweater and black jeans, perches eagerly on a huge armchair.
The actor has just wrapped shooting for the second season of Marvel’s Disney+
series
Loki, having hit the ultimate jackpot by joining a superhero franchise
just a few years after resurrecting his career. “I don’t think I can reveal
much,” Quan says apologetically. “To be welcomed into this vast family, this
MCU universe, I’m very lucky. The last four months have been such a joy.”
Quan was forced to quit Hollywood in his 20s, dejected about the lack of good
roles for Asian actors. It wasn’t until 2018, when he saw all-Asian romcom
Crazy Rich Asians, that he realised they were no longer being relegated to
the sidelines. He wanted back in."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
