A biography for Henry Goldinghasn’t been written yet.
“You need to take pride in where you're from.”
“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 half English - and it has been highlighted by people who tell me that I'm not Asian enough.”
“I was one of three kids of colour in our school. There was a young black brother and sister, and me. So we stood out.”
“Making something the norm is the only way of not making it a talking point.”
“I would love to be in a Bond movie.”
“I'm super confident in who I am.”
“I'm neither half white nor half Asian. I'm full both.”
“I'm a big fan of old Hollywood.”
“My background is in broadcast television - I used to be a travel host for BBC, Discovery, and National Geographic.”
“Bali is one of those places you can just keep going back to, and everything is there: the infrastructure, the culture, the art, the beautiful villas. My wife Liv and I go there quite often because we know that when we do arrive, it's like an instant holiday.”
“I grew up in Asia. I was born in Asia.”
“It was quite strange that people were saying I wasn't Asian enough. It's like, 'Oh, you're not Asian enough to play an Asian role.' So what does that mean for people who come from mixed heritage? I grew up in Asia; I'm Malaysian.”
“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.”
“Michelle Yeoh is the biggest amazing female Asian star in the universe.”
“I've lived so many different Asian cultures.”
“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?”
“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.”
“People look to cinema to spread the word and to tell these wonderful, outrageous stories or true-to-life documentaries.”
“Bali is the sort of place where you can walk down the street and find something picturesque.”