The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” actor talks about masculinity, romance and his tradition with his forever Valentine.

That line, uttered by irrepressible sidekick Short Round in 1984's "Indiana Jones at the Temple of Doom," has endured, even if it didn't end up being true. See, love never died for Ke Huy Quan, who portrayed Indy's precocious sidekick. One might even say the actor's famed Hollywood return could be considered a second chance romance.

The Oscar winner tells IndieWire about getting used to his resurgence of fame - including thinking the invite to his hand-and-footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre was meant for someone else.

Ke Huy Quan is returning for more action-packed fun in the martial arts comedy romp Love Hurts, and fans of Quan’s would do well to revisit one of his older movies before its release. After a two-decade long retirement from acting,

A last-ditch return to acting in his late 40s led to a heart-melting role in 2022’s action comedy "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and then — astoundingly — an Oscar win for best supporting actor. It was a fairy tale moment, and Quan’s emotional acceptance speech was hugely moving. Now comes the hard part: Sustaining a career.

Career revivals like the one that has happened to Ke Huy Quan are extremely rare in Hollywood. As a child, he scored two big back-to-back roles in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies.