Quotes from Henry Golding

The only reason I left the salon was really to chase these dreams of either being an MTV host or a travel host. I loved the idea of doing something fun and interesting for a living, and that is what got me over to Malaysia.

When I watch a movie, I want to be taken away into worlds that are beyond my imagination.

That freaks me out more than anything, the repercussions of success in this industry.

Hollywood had a history of whitewashing and not representing.

I've got so much respect for 'Bond.' It's such an iconic cultural behemoth. I love the whole story - Ian Fleming's stories are amazing.

You own your identity; it is important to feel that way.

I want to tell amazing stories that inspire, that bring you out of your reality, give you dreams to be bigger and better than yourself. Hopefully, I can be that conduit.

When you're in a seat getting your hair done, there's this instant trust.

Singapore is one of the greatest places in the world.

In 'Crazy Rich Asians,' Singapore will be seen as it should be seen, without CGI, without the altering of the images to be more Chinese - a representation of Singapore as we know it and love it.

I learned in life from a very young age that I soaked in a lot more from people that I respected and could learn from rather than a textbook.

My background is in broadcast television - I used to be a travel host for BBC, Discovery, and National Geographic.

'Crazy Rich Asians' and 'A Simple Favor' were each a master class in filmmaking, and I had so much fun working with all my costars.

Jon M. Chu is one of the most creative, convincing humans you'll ever meet.

You can try to justify how Asian you are, but you're never going to make everybody happy.

Bali is one of those places you can just keep going back to, and everything is there: the infrastructure, the culture, the art, the beautiful villas. My wife Liv and I go there quite often because we know that when we do arrive, it's like an instant holiday.

I was raised on Hong Kong movies with Asian stars, so I'm still learning about Hollywood underrepresenting certain people.

YouTube is my university.

There are some sour people out there, but we should be getting together and fighting for something bigger rather than Asians against Asians.

It was quite strange that people were saying I wasn't Asian enough. It's like, 'Oh, you're not Asian enough to play an Asian role.' So what does that mean for people who come from mixed heritage? I grew up in Asia; I'm Malaysian.

The fact is, I'm half-British, half-Malaysian. For an Asian who's grown up in America to be commenting on how Asian I am when they've never left America... does that make them more or less Asian than me?

That leading-man expectation is, sadly, to have all these rippling muscles.

People look to cinema to spread the word and to tell these wonderful, outrageous stories or true-to-life documentaries.

I was a hairstylist in London up until the age of 21, working in Sloane Square.