{"id":562930,"date":"2023-03-13T04:57:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T01:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-is-the-american-dream\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T04:57:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T01:57:31","slug":"this-is-the-american-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-is-the-american-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;This is the American dream!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41c24e492e2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41c24e492e2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-is-the-american-dream\/#%E2%80%98This_is_the_American_dream\" >&#8216;This is the American dream!&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98This_is_the_American_dream\"><\/span>&#8216;This is the American dream!&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 699px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img has-preview\" alt=\"Ke Huy Quan took home the coveted Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the film \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ELASOGoWR_jAEhFnjM0Fiw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_yahoo_movies_304\/2ed205db7653b2876f62333748bd1de8\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Ke Huy Quan took home the coveted Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the film \u201cEverything Everywhere All at Once.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ke Huy Quan left the Dolby Theatre in tears after winning an Academy Award for his role in <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Considered<em>\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/oscars-predictions-every-category-preview-jimmy-kimmel-host-the-slap-will-smith-rihanna-220823353.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a favorite to win,;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\">a favorite to win,<\/a> Quan took home the award for Best Supporting Actor,<em>\u00a0<\/em>beating out fellow nominees Judd Hirsch (<em>The Fabelmans), <\/em>Brian Tyree Henry<em> (Causeway) <\/em>and two of <em>The Banshees of Inisherin&#8217;<\/em>s cast: Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>During his speech, an emotional Quan thanked the people in his life who helped him get to where he is today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mom is 84 years old and she\u2019s at home watching. Mom, I just won an Oscar!\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/ke-huy-quan-oscars-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-indiana-jones-181839777.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the Vietnamese-born actor;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\">the Vietnamese-born actor <\/a>began his speech. \u201cMy journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp, and somehow I ended up here, on Hollywood\u2019s biggest stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey say stories like this only h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>. I cannot believe it\u2019s happening to me. This, this is the American dream!\u201d Quan said. \u201cThank you so much to the academy for this honor of a lifetime. Thank you to my mom for the sacrifices she made to get me here. To my little brother, David, who calls me every day just to remind me to take good care of myself. I love you brother!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor went on to thank the film\u2019s cast and crew, including directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert and co-stars Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis.<\/p>\n<p>He later gave a special shout-out to his former <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/the-goonies-missing-gorilla-scenes-alternate-ending-steven-spielberg-224751283.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Goonies;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\"><em>Goonies<\/em><\/a> co-star Jeff Cohen, who has since become an entertainment attorney. He also reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/ke-huy-quan-goonies-costar-jeff-cohen-did-his-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-contract-lawyer\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:helped Quan negotiate his contract;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">helped Quan negotiate his contract <\/a>for the very film he won an Oscar for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Thank you] to my <em>Goonies<\/em> brother for life: Jeff Cohen,\u201d he said of his pal.<\/p>\n<p>Quan was especially heartfelt thanking his wife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI owe everything to the love of my life, my wife, Echo, who month after month, year after year for 20 years told me that one day, one day my time will come. Dreams are something you have to believe in. I almost gave up on mine. For everyone out there, please keep your dreams alive! Thank you so much for welcoming me back. I love you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quan\u2019s win marks one of Hollywood&#8217;s greatest comebacks. He started his career as a child actor in the \u201980s, appearing in such blockbusters as 1984\u2019s <em>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom <\/em>and 1985\u2019s<em>\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/the-goonies-missing-gorilla-scenes-alternate-ending-steven-spielberg-224751283.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Goonies;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp yahoo-link\"><em>The Goonies<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Quan&#8217;s portrayal of Waymond Wang in <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once<\/em> earned him several awards leading up to the big night \u2014 including at the Golden Globes, Critics\u2019 Choice Awards and Screen Actors Guild awards.<\/p>\n<p>When speaking earlier this month about the years-long journey it took to get to the Oscars, Quan praised directors like Steven Spielberg for giving him a leg up in the industry as a young Asian actor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look back, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were the first ones to put an Asian kid in a big movie in a big role,\u201d he told Yahoo Entertainment. \u201cOver the years, so many people have come up to me and said, \u2018I wanted to <em>be <\/em>you when I was growing up.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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