A biography for Henry Goldinghasn’t been written yet.
“A lot of people say, 'I gotta win my awards.' I just wanna make great movies.”
“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.”
“Some people don't even say hello. They come up and say, 'Can I take your picture?' and I'm, like, 'Why?' And they say, 'Oh, you're that guy.' And I'm, like, 'Why do you want a photo of me if you don't even know my name?'”
“There was always a struggle with being Asian and not being Asian enough. It's going to be down to me to own my race.”
“We had a very strict upbringing.”
“I know a little bit of fisticuffs.”
“I was a hairstylist in London up until the age of 21, working in Sloane Square.”
“I was raised on Hong Kong movies with Asian stars, so I'm still learning about Hollywood underrepresenting certain people.”
“I'm rather conservative when it comes to what I wear.”
“You can have Asians being leading men that are sex symbols. You can have leading women powering through.”
“That freaks me out more than anything, the repercussions of success in this industry.”
“I'm really up for the challenge physically to go into sci-fi action, thinking-man's action.”
“You can try to justify how Asian you are, but you're never going to make everybody happy.”
“Being able to work on a film like 'Crazy Rich Asians' as your first role is phenomenal.”
“Jon M. Chu is one of the most creative, convincing humans you'll ever meet.”
“When I watch a movie, I want to be taken away into worlds that are beyond my imagination.”
“I loved early Paul Newman films. He just had this effortless charm.”
“Travel opens eyes and perspectives.”
“I feel more Asian than anything.”
“I just couldn't live without other cultures' cuisines.”