Timeless wearability has always appealed to me.
Kids are ruthless.
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.
I'm a big fan of old Hollywood.
I loved early Paul Newman films. He just had this effortless charm.
We had a very strict upbringing.
When the success of 'Crazy Rich' hit, it's like everybody knows exactly who you are, and the way that they speak to you is different. I've stayed the same throughout. It's just people's perception of you changes.
YouTube is my university.
I'm, like, an Internet fiend. I will research anything and everything that pops into my head.
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.
I was a hairstylist in London up until the age of 21, working in Sloane Square.
Movies were the one thing that I loved my entire life. So I always knew that I wanted to get into acting - I just didn't know when.
Being able to work on a film like 'Crazy Rich Asians' as your first role is phenomenal.
Growing up in Malaysia, there wasn't really a problem with representation. We saw faces like ours on screen because Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, China and Hong Kong all have their own film markets. It was only until I went back to the U.K. when I realized, 'Where did all these faces go?'
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 feel so much more connected with my Asian side than I do with my British side - of course, I'm proud of my British side.
I've lived more than half my life in Asia.
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?
People look to cinema to spread the word and to tell these wonderful, outrageous stories or true-to-life documentaries.
Luckily, I've got a great wife who keeps me in check, who keeps me grounded.
