Quotes from Henry Golding

Everybody's had problems with their family. Everybody's had the pressures of finding the right love or not loving the right person because other people say so.

Constance Wu is so dedicated, Anna Kendrick is ridiculously funny, and Blake Lively is magnetic.

The joy of tasting different cultures is it gives you a broad perspective, and you don't judge people from stereotypical characters you see in films.

I'm neither half white nor half Asian. I'm full both.

You could say mixed-race Eurasians have the exact same struggles as a character like Rachel Chu has had: not feeling at home in supposedly their motherland; not being white enough; not being Asian enough.

There's so many places, personally, that I would love as a film fan to explore.

I get along so well with my wife's mom.

Growing up in Malaysia, there wasn't really a problem with representation. We saw faces like ours on screen because Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, China and Hong Kong all have their own film markets. It was only until I went back to the U.K. when I realized, 'Where did all these faces go?'

I was very lucky: a lot of people go through the college system not knowing what they want to do. Thankfully my parents were very supportive of my choices and pretty much gave me free reign.

Movies were the one thing that I loved my entire life. So I always knew that I wanted to get into acting - I just didn't know when.

The one thing that I learned very young was to own my identity. And, I knew, I'm Asian through and through. There's nothing I needed to prove.

Some people don't even say hello. They come up and say, 'Can I take your picture?' and I'm, like, 'Why?' And they say, 'Oh, you're that guy.' And I'm, like, 'Why do you want a photo of me if you don't even know my name?'

Never feeling really at home in any one country is always challenging. You realise that you have to lean on yourself and to own it.

Luckily, I've got a great wife who keeps me in check, who keeps me grounded.

I've lived more than half my life in Asia.

No one knows the three-dimensional story of who I am. Or anyone is.

Asian men are sexy, confident, and passionate - and three-dimensional. We want the opportunity to portray roles that reflect who we are in real life.

Sometimes life throws you a shortcut. You either take it, or you continue the way you were going.

I don't want to be defined as the Asian leading man. I want to be the leading man. Henry Golding.

I'm definitely more Asian than a lot of people who have never been to Asia. But by blood and by race, they instantly say I deserve to be Asian. I've worked really hard to be Asian, and I think I'm Asian enough.

If you're looking for longevity, you have to be a hard worker.

Timeless wearability has always appealed to me.

I don't believe in having regrets.

We've all been that young love, trying to impress the in-laws or having these crazy cousins that we're related to by blood - we can't choose them as sort of friends, but they're there.