Ke Huy Quan
Appearances
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Thank you. Wow. Wow. Thank you. Before we start, I want to say I know Ronnie Chan is in the building. I've been looking for him everywhere and I can't find him. So can you please do my favor? When you see him, remind him that he promised to buy out all the tickets in New York for my movie this weekend. So yeah, yeah. No, no, no, no, I'm just joking.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Yeah, no, I know he's mad at me because we made a movie with Asians and he's not in it.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Ronnie, do not unfollow me! Do not unfollow me!
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Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Yeah, I mean, it's good. I always wanted my own action movie. And over the years, you know, Valentine's Day is a very special day out of the year because I get to show my wife how much I love her. And it's always romantic comedies out there. So it's kind of cool that we get to have an action movie on Valentine's Day.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Yes. Yes, Desi.
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Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Be careful what you say here. I knew it. No, no, no, no. I mean, that's what I love about him is that, you know, that element of surprise. Over the years, you know, action heroes look a certain way.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
certain way and and and that's why when I read the script love hurts I initially I turned it down because I just couldn't see myself in it but once when I found out that you know they were trying to create a new kind of action hero someone who doesn't look lethal until he's pushed to the limits and then you realize wow he is freakin badass and I really love that yeah it's very true
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Yeah.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Thank you. Yeah, I studied martial arts for a long time and got a black belt. And that's why when we were doing this movie, one thing that I know for sure was I wanted to do all the fights myself. I wasn't going to let my stunt double have all the fun. But it was so hard and so challenging. I got so many bruises, aches, and pains.
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Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
I feel like every night I would go soak myself, soak my body in salt bath. I feel like I should get an endorsement from Epsom salt bath.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
I used so many bags during the shooting of this movie.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Sean Lynch, Daniel Wu. We have an incredible cast.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
now did you tell him to go full beast mode or did you say please don't go full beast mode on me go maybe uh calm mode or actually it was quite the opposite uh you know i i i didn't know how fast he was until there was one shot where the camera was about 20 feet away i get a head start i supposed to run towards camera and he catches up to me and puts his arm on my shoulder and pulls me back
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Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
And I said, guys, you know, he's not going to catch up to me. I'm going to get to the camera way before he does. And he was off to the side, and he was just like, Key, you just run for your life, and I'll... And sure enough, I mean, he's beast mode. And at the premiere after party, my family got to hang out with him, the big fans.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
I don't know whether he knows it or not, but he has this incredible ability to get everybody to say yes. He was doing shots with them and got them all drunk that night. He did?
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
My entire family got back and go, oh my gosh, that was cool.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
No, I mean, anytime you get to hang out with Sean Lynch, that's a good night. And I love him so much. And he's so good in this movie. He really is. And of course, Ariana, Daniel, the entire cast, we had so much fun making this.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
My Goonie brother.
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Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Yeah.
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Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
That's great, Desi.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Yeah, no, when we were shooting that scene, another Goonie came to visit, Jeff Cohen, my attorney, a.k.a. Chunk. And the crew was like freaking out. There was like three Goonies and we had a good time. And also to be able to share the screen with Sean again after so many years, it meant so much to me.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
And those tears that you see in the movie, they're real because all of a sudden I was a kid again. It made me go back to that incredible adventure that we all had.
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Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Yeah, I always want to play a villain. I think it's so fun. I think it's so fun.
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Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
I think so, too.
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Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Yeah, yeah.
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Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Okay, to all the filmmakers out there, come on. Actually, I'm going to do a horror movie next, but this will give me a nice practice.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
I'm going to take off my glasses because this makes me look affable. Do you need a prop?
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Prepare to die, Mr. Bean. Okay, this one. Oh, this one I like. Let me see. If you ever want to see your family again, you'll hand me that artifact. Are we okey-dokey, Dr. Jones?
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
Oh, this is great. OK. This one, let me see. Let me see. How should I do this? All right. OK. Turn to camera. OK.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Gaza Backtrack, Trans Sports Ban, Garden of American Heroes | Ke Huy Quan
You. You go to your closet and you select that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back. What you don't know is that that sweater is not blue. It's not turquoise. It's not lapis. It's actually cerulean. Cerulean.