As reported byPEOPLE, Oscar-winning actorKe Huy Quanhas some concerns that his recent comeback success may only be “a one-time thing.” While chatting with Variety for a cover story after his Academy Award win for his role inEverything Everywhere All at Once, Quan revealed that he’s still worried about what’s next for his acting career. ThoughThe Gooniesactor has now won one of the entertainment industry’s most coveted awards,Quan stated that he’s still concerned about what’s nextafter spending decades of his career struggling to get roles after being a child actor in the 1980s.
He said, “Everything is still so fresh in my mind. And that’s why moving forward I’m still really scared. Even though I just won anOscar, I’m still really fearful of what tomorrow brings. I had a conversation with my agent, and I said ‘I’m so worried that this is only a one-time thing.'”
Quan added, “I’ve been down this road before and I’m so afraid that history is going to repeat itself. I said ‘please, whatever you do, please make sure that does not happen.’
The actor also revealed the advice he recently received from the two-time Oscar-winning star Cate Blanchett while the pair were at an awards season event.
Recalling her advice, Quan stated, “And she said, ‘Just go with your heart and be irresponsible: Don’t worry about what other people think. Choose something that you believe in, choose something that you love, and things will work out.'”
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Ke Huy Quan Was “So Emotional” After Hearing His Name Announced as the Winner for Best Supporting Actor
After winning theOscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 95th Academy Awards, Quantold reporters in attendance that he was “so emotional” after hearing Ariana DeBose state his birth name when she presented the Oscar.
Quan said, “When I started as a kid, it was my birth name, Ke Huy Quan. And I remembered when it got really tough, my manager told me that ‘maybe, you know, it would be easier if you were to have an American sounding name,’ and I was so desperate for a job that I would do anything.”
The actor used the monikers Jonathan Ke Quan and Jonathan Quan at various points in his earlier career before ultimately going back to his birth name when he returned to acting in 2020.
“The very first thing that I wanted to do was to go back to my birth given name,” Quan stated.
He added, “Tonight to see Ariana open that envelope and say ‘Ke Huy Quan,’ that was a really, really special moment for me. And then immediately I was so emotional.”
