Ke Huy Quan recalled an uncomfortable interaction with a well-known celebrity at an Awards show. As the actor highlighted in his recently published memoir, Never Say Die, not everyone was excited to see Quan or matched his enthusiasm at the 2023 SAG Awards.
“I spotted a well-known actor I’d respected for years standing right behind me,” Quan wrote, remembering his time at the event, per Entertainment Weekly. “Without thinking too much about it, I asked if we could take a picture together. I held the phone out between us, angled it back toward our faces, and leaned in.”
Quan went on to share how he “made one of my silly faces” — expressing a sense of joy with his mouth open for the image. But the unnamed person “looked at me for a beat, then said sharply, ‘Why did you make that stupid face?’ I laughed, a little surprised and not quite sure what to make of it,” he continued. “He shook his head and added, ‘You’re not going to win tonight with that stupid face.'”
While Quan mentioned that “no one else seemed to notice” their interaction, he “tried” to shake off the moment while going on to sit “a few tables away” from that person. His category was announced next, and Ke’s name was called as the winner of Best Supporting Actor at the SAGs. “For a second, I didn’t move,” Quan continued. “Then I stood, that familiar disbelief rushing back in. I walked to the stage and accepted the award, feeling the weight of it settle into my hands.”
He added, “I went back to my seat, holding the statue, and smiled to myself. I’d won with that stupid face. I wasn’t going to let someone else’s comment touch that night. It was too big for me.”
What is Ke Huy Quan best known for starring in?
Quan is best known for starring in the Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) as Waymond Wang. The film follows a Chinese immigrant who is unwillingly embroiled in an epic adventure, in which she must connect different versions of herself across a parallel universe to stop someone from harming the multiverse.
His performance as a child actor in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and The Goonies (1985) is widely acclaimed. Quan also made history by becoming the first Asian actor to win Best Supporting Actor at the SAGs.
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
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