Quotes from Henry Golding

I always knew I wanted to act, but I never knew when and what would be the right time.

Kids are ruthless.

I loved early Paul Newman films. He just had this effortless charm.

Hugo Boss is one of those brands that fits me perfectly.

Bali is the sort of place where you can walk down the street and find something picturesque.

I'm a big fan of old Hollywood.

I would love to be in a Bond movie.

Ang Lee - he is amazing. I think doing a film with him would be breathtaking.

A well-fitted suit is something that never goes wrong.

I always have three or four suits; there's always an engagement to wear something from a suit.

Travel opens eyes and perspectives.

Being able to work on a film like 'Crazy Rich Asians' as your first role is phenomenal.

I'm really up for the challenge physically to go into sci-fi action, thinking-man's action.

A lot of people say, 'I gotta win my awards.' I just wanna make great movies.

I would love to be in 'Star Wars.'

I'm here to carve out a strong career in the leading-man space.

I'm going to be testing waters in all genres.

You can have Asians being leading men that are sex symbols. You can have leading women powering through.

I've lived 16, 17 years of my life in Asia, and that's most of my life. I was born in Asia - I've lived cultures that are synonymous with Asian culture - but it's still not Asian enough for some people.

I'm, like, an Internet fiend. I will research anything and everything that pops into my head.

There's no real test of how Asian you need to be to be able to own your Asianness, and it's always going to be an area of contention.

I've lived so many different Asian cultures.

I just couldn't live without other cultures' cuisines.

Making something the norm is the only way of not making it a talking point.