Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan tell ABC News that they're just scratching the surface when it comes to their artistic journey.
Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh accept their Oscars at the 95th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Mar. 12, 2023.For Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh, historic Academy Award wins in March for their performances in "Everything Everywhere All at Once," capped years of hard work, niche fame in blockbusters and ultimately success in an industry that historically never offered quality roles to Asians.
Yeoh and Quan speak candidly with ABC News' Juju Chang about their careers and the growing presence of Asians in Hollywood as part of "The New Face of Hollywood – A Soul of a Nation Presentation," airing Friday, May 26, at 8 p.m. ET and streaming on Hulu the next day.Both Yeoh and Quan began their careers in the 1980s on different sides of the planet.
A screen test with Harrison Ford sealed the deal, and Quan won the role. He told Chang that the movie's success benefitted his family financially."I was able to buy a house for my family to live in. I was able to buy a car for my siblings when they were old enough," Quan said. "So, it changed my family's life."
After wowing audiences in the 1985 action movie "Yes, Madam," Yeoh became a mainstay of the Hong Kong action genre with hits such as "Magnificent Warriors," "Supercop" and "Wing Chun."Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images"It's like, "Why would anybody tell me I can't do this just because I'm a girl?" she said.
"I started my career in Hong Kong, and we were the celebrated, we were the stars," she said. "So, it seems like when I got over here and suddenly you go, 'What does that even mean, that I am a minority?' It strikes a chord. It took me a while to wrap my head around that." After getting an agent, Quan said he was shocked when he was asked to read for the lead in a script that he found incredible: playing opposite Yeoh in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
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