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.

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

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.

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

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?'

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 feel so much more connected with my Asian side than I do with my British side - of course, I'm proud of my British side.

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

When it comes to Eurasians, are we not allowed to embrace either one of our cultures we feel more attached to? Or decide within ourselves that I am Asian and I am proud to be Asian?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Hollywood had a history of whitewashing and not representing.

I'm super confident in who I am.

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.

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

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.

I can manage it if I don't make it in Hollywood. I've got nothing to lose, which is the great thing. There's no pressure.

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

Every one of us at some point in our lives has had the struggle with identity.

I'm half English - and it has been highlighted by people who tell me that I'm not Asian enough.

I would love to be in a Bond movie.

I would love to be in 'Star Wars.'

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

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

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.

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

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

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

I've been to every single Asian country apart from Myanmar, on work, listening to human interest stories, giving me a broad outlook on all Asian cultures.

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

'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.

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

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

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.

Singapore is one of the greatest places in the world.

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

I'm rather conservative when it comes to what I wear.

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

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.

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

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

I know a little bit of fisticuffs.

An action movie, a sci-fi action movie, would be my favourite thing in the world to do.