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The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards recently held its 2023 ceremony.
Hong began his acting career in 1954 and has been in more than 650 films and television shows.
Aside fromEverythingEverywhere All at Once, he more recently voiced Mr. Gao in the 2022 animated filmTurning Red.
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Who knows, right?
He then recalled times in the mid-20th century that were clearly racist towards AAPI actors.
The producers said the Asians were not good enough and they are not box office.
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But look at us now!
Actually, we are not all Chinese, he said.
So, you know, I feel very akin to her.
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I’ve never had such a good time as being with these jerks in this movie.
Hong then moved on to the Daniels, aka screenwriters Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
I don’t know what they were thinking when they wrote that script, he asserted.
Jamie Lee Curtis is in the red dress on the left. (Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube)
Did you understand all of it?
Continuing, They do crazy things…that’s those two Daniel boys.
Of course, he’s not Asian, Hong said in reference to Scheinert, but we excuse that.
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube)
Hong closed out his roast by referencing the Screen Actors Guild.
Instead, they were forced into oppressive multi-year contracts with major movie studios.
So, I hope I will come back when I’m 100 years old, Hong said.
Michelle Yeoh laughing alongside Hong. (Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube)
SAG is a wonderful organization.
And that was the starting of SAG.
Hong ended his remarks with one last joke.
That’s all I’m going to say, because otherwise, we’ll be kicked off the stage.
But if they try, I’ll quote what Michelle said: Shut up.
I can beat you up!'
Watch the entire acceptance speech below.
One of them was Jamie Lee Curtis.
So, you know, I feel very akin to her.
Jamie Lee Curtis is in the red dress on the left.
I don’t know what they were thinking when they wrote that script, he said.
Did you understand all of it?
That’s all I’m going to say, because otherwise, we’ll be kicked off the stage.
But if they try, I’ll quote what Michelle said: Shut up.
I can beat you up!'
Michelle Yeoh laughing alongside Hong.
