Ke Huy Quan is overcome with emotion as he accepts Oscar - full speech

and the Oscar was a good big screen debut in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and I played data on the boonies. He has a degree in film from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and has worked as a stunt coordinator and assistant director thank you, thank you, thank you. ah my mom is 84 years old and she's at home watching Mom I just want a foreign Oscar I started on a ship spent a year in a refugee camp and somehow ended up here on the biggest stage in Hollywood they say stories like this only happen in the movies I can't believe what's happening to me this is the American dream thank you very much thank you very much to the academy for this honor of my life uh thank you to my mom for the sacrifices she made to bring me here with my little brother David, who He calls me every day just to remind me to take good care of myself.

I love you brother, thanks to Kendall for all your support and everything you've done, thanks to a24, even Daniels, Jonathan, Jamie, Michelle and my brother from the Goonies. for life Jeff Cohen I owe it all to the love of my life my wife Echo who month after month year after year for 20 years told me that one day one day my time will come dreams are something to believe in I almost gave up in mine for all of you please keep your dreams alive thank you thank you very much for welcoming me back I love you thank you thank you thank you oh my Lord I am a great old song