Henry Golding

“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 was born in the jungles of Borneo.”

“I always have three or four suits; there's always an engagement to wear something from a suit.”

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

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

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

“YouTube is my university.”

“There was a stage when I was a little embarrassed about my Asian upbringing.”

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

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

“I don't want to get stuck in romantic comedy.”

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

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

“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.”

“Hollywood had a history of whitewashing and not representing.”

“I've lived 16, 17 years of my life in Asia, and that's most of my life. I was born in Asia - I've lived cultures that are synonymous with Asian culture - but it's still not Asian enough for some people.”

“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.”

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

“Singapore is one of the greatest places in the world.”

“I keep telling everybody with pride that my first-ever timepiece was a Cartier.”