The actor Ke Huy Quan has traveled an often-changing path on his way to America’s most important movie honors, the Academy Awards. The 51-year-old was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the 2022 film, Everything Everywhere All at Once. Few Oscar nominees this year have gone as far to reach the Academy Awards as Quan. Born in Vietnam, he and his family fled that country in 1978. They settled in California.

演员 Ke Huy Quan 在获得美国最重要的电影荣誉奥斯卡金像奖的道路上走过了一条经常变化的道路。这位 51 岁的演员因其在 2022 年电影《一切都在同一时间》中的表演而获得奥斯卡提名。今年很少有奥斯卡提名人能像权一样获得奥斯卡金像奖。他和家人出生于越南，1978 年逃离该国。他们在加利福尼亚定居。

As a child, he starred in two of the most popular films of the 1980s. Quan played the characters Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Data in The Goonies. But after this early success, Quan struggled to find work as an adult. The film industry had few parts for Asian-American actors. The actor went to film school, and later began working behind the camera. He left his dreams of acting in the past, mostly. But Everything Everywhere All at Once changed it all for Quan. The movie leads the 2023 Academy Awards race with 11 Oscar nominations. That includes the award for best picture. Quan is now living the dream he thought he had surrendered. The actor spoke recently with the Associated Press about the experience.

小时候，他主演了 1980 年代两部最受欢迎的电影。Quan 在 Indiana Jones 中扮演 Short Round 角色，在 The Goonies 中扮演 Doom 和 Data 角色。但在取得了早期的成功之后，全成年后很难找到工作。电影业几乎没有亚裔美国演员的角色。演员去了电影学校，后来开始在镜头后面工作。他大部分时间都放弃了演戏的梦想。但是 Everything Everywhere All On Once 改变了 Quan 的一切。这部电影以 11 项奥斯卡提名领跑 2023 年奥斯卡颁奖典礼。其中包括最佳影片奖。权现在实现了他认为已经放弃的梦想。这位演员最近与美联社谈到了这段经历。

“When I heard the nomination, I jumped up and I screamed so loud,” he said. “It just seemed so far-fetched. Especially when I had to step away from acting for so many years, that dream seemed like it was dead.” Quan was thankful for the support. But he had been afraid about returning to acting. “The last time they saw me up on the screen, I was a little kid. Now, I'm a middle-aged man,” he said.

“当我听到提名时，我跳了起来，大声尖叫，”他说。“这看起来太牵强了。尤其是当我不得不离开演艺圈这么多年的时候，那个梦想就像死了一样。” Quan 对支持表示感谢。但他一直害怕重返演艺圈。“他们最后一次在银幕上看到我时，我还是个小孩。现在，我是一个中年男人，”他说。

“Ever since our movie came out, they have shown me nothing but love and kindness,” Quan said. “This has been a wild and unbelievable ride. I didn't expect any of this. But I do hope that my story inspires them to not give up on their dreams.” The Academy Awards will take place in Hollywood, California on March 12.

“自从我们的电影上映以来，他们给我的只有爱和善意，”全说。“这是一次狂野而令人难以置信的旅程。我没想到这一切。但我确实希望我的故事能激励他们不要放弃自己的梦想。”奥斯卡颁奖典礼将于 3 月 12 日在加利福尼亚州好莱坞举行。