Ke Huy Quan On His GOONIES Co-Stars Reaching Out to Him Before the Oscars – "Goonies Never Say Die!"
Everything Everywhere All At Once star Ke Huy Quan had an awesome night at the Oscars last night after walking away with the Best Supporting Actor win! It was so cool to see him win that award, which is something he never thought he’d see happen!
It’s been over 38 years since Richard Donner and Steven Sielberg’s The Goonies premiered, but Quan is still close with the cast of the film. After Quan won the Oscar, he came into the press room to a standing ovation, and when asked how his younger self would embrace the Oscar win, the actor said:
“My younger self would not know all the struggles that I went through to be here. Because he was just having the time of his life being a kid, being on the set, on a pirate ship, going down a waterslide.”
He then went on to reveal that many of his Goonies co-stars reached out to him before the Oscars:
“Right before this night started, Corey Feldman, one of my ‘Goonies’ brothers called. I was talking to Kerri Green and of course tonight Jeff Cohen, who is my entertainment lawyer, is here tonight with me. Sean [Astin] reached back, Josh [Brolin], Martha [Plimpton]. We are always bonded. We’re family forever. Goonies never say die!”
Obviously, they were all excited and rooting for Quan to win, which they all got to see! Quan also got to reunite with his former Indiana Jones co-star Harrison Ford, who presented the Best Picture award to the cast and crew. It’s always cool to see these two actors together! Then there was also his reunion with director Steven Spielberg, of which Quan said:
“During one of the commercial breaks I ran up to Steven Spielberg and he gave me a big hug. He put his arms around me and said, ‘Ke you are now an Oscar-winning actor.’ Hearing him say that meant the world to me.”
Quan then went on to explain what it meant for him to win this big award with his birth name on it, not the former name he used when he was struggling:
“When I started as a kid [I used] my birth name Ke Huy Quan. I remember when it got really tough my manager told me that maybe it would be easier if you had an American-sounding name. And I was so desperate for a job that I would do anything… When I decided to get back into acting, the very first thing that I wanted to do was to go back to my birth name. Tonight to see Ariana open that envelope and say ‘Ke Huy Quan’ that was a really, really special moment for me. The first image that I had in my mind was my mom.”
I’m so happy for Quan and it’s so cool to know that he is still in touch with his Goonie friends.
Via: Variety