| International Standard Book Number |
9781538776995 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1538776995 (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Quan, Ke Huy, 1971- author.
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| Title Statement |
Never say die : a memoir / Ke Huy Quan.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2026.
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| Physical Description |
viii, 242 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
The first escape -- A broken home -- The Huey Fong -- The refugee camp -- The reunion -- The audition -- Fortune and glory -- Elstree Studios -- The premiere -- Goonies for life -- The American dream -- The lost years -- The name change -- Goodbyes -- Echo -- Mom -- The whisper -- The call -- Everything Everywhere All at Once -- Twelve again -- Still here -- The road to the Oscars -- The Academy Awards -- Epilogue.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Ke Huy Quan's Hollywood adventure began when he was twelve years old, a mere five years after his family escaped Communist Northern Vietnam and settled down to a relatively peaceful life in L.A.'s Chinatown. After attending an open call audition on a whim, he was unexpectedly swept up in the wild world of filmmaking: learning to swim from Harrison Ford on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, receiving trucks full of toys from Steven Spielberg and George Lucas for his birthday, meeting Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker, and making lifelong friends on the set of The Goonies. A star of two of the most beloved movies of the '80s, there appeared to be no limit to Ke's rise. But just a few years later, the roles had dried up and it seemed like Hollywood no longer had a place for him. He eventually left acting to work odd jobs behind the scenes for directors like Wong Kar Wai. His confidence was badly shaken, but his love of performing never abated. It wasn't until decades later, when he was 49 years old, that he stepped back in front of the camera to star in a strange little indie film called Everything Everywhere All at Once, which surprised everyone with its incredible box-office and awards season success. To call Ke's Oscar-winning performance a triumphant return would be an understatement. In this moving, inspirational memoir, Ke paints a vivid self-portrait, telling both heart-wrenching and funny stories of his early rise, slow fall from the spotlight, the resilience that kept him going through his darkest times, and his eventual resurrection on one of the biggest stages in Hollywood. Never Say Die is the story of Ke's extraordinary life, a love letter to the movies and people that shaped him, and a powerful testament to never giving up on your dreams.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Quan, Ke Huy, 1971-
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Motion picture actors and actresses.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Vietnamese Americans Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Vietnamese Americans.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Memoirs.
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