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I didn't have much sleep last night I
I
didn't
have
much
sleep
last
night
I
think it was only one hour but I did
think
it
was
only
one
hour
but
I
did
wake up and took a a minute or two
wake
up
and
took
a
a
minute
or
two
wondering if this was a dream but I have
wondering
if
this
was
a
dream
but
I
have
been doing that a lot because so many
been
doing
that
a
lot
because
so
many
things has happened this past year and
things
has
happened
this
past
year
and
it feels surreal I cannot believe
it
feels
surreal
I
cannot
believe
I'm an Oscar winning actor yes
I'm
an
Oscar
winning
actor
yes
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Music
my mom is 84 years old
my
mom
is
84
years
old
and she's at home watching Mom
and
she's
at
home
watching
Mom
I just want an Oscar
I
just
want
an
Oscar
I was just like a normal kid when I was
I
was
just
like
a
normal
kid
when
I
was
in Vietnam and all of a sudden my
in
Vietnam
and
all
of
a
sudden
my
parents decided to flee
parents
decided
to
flee
Vietnam and I didn't understand why or
Vietnam
and
I
didn't
understand
why
or
you know what was happening it was in
you
know
what
was
happening
it
was
in
the middle of the night where my dad and
the
middle
of
the
night
where
my
dad
and
five of my other siblings escape on a
five
of
my
other
siblings
escape
on
a
boat
boat
we got to Hong Kong and all of a sudden
we
got
to
Hong
Kong
and
all
of
a
sudden
I was in a refugee camp surrounded with
I
was
in
a
refugee
camp
surrounded
with
with with guards and and police officers
with
with
guards
and
and
police
officers
and I was here for an entire year until
and
I
was
here
for
an
entire
year
until
we were granted political Asylum and I
we
were
granted
political
Asylum
and
I
got on a plane for the first time and
got
on
a
plane
for
the
first
time
and
landed in Los Angeles and as fate would
landed
in
Los
Angeles
and
as
fate
would
have it four years later I landed a job
have
it
four
years
later
I
landed
a
job
in a movie called Indiana Jones which
in
a
movie
called
Indiana
Jones
which
changed my life and I didn't understand
changed
my
life
and
I
didn't
understand
it until I was much older and I realized
it
until
I
was
much
older
and
I
realized
that what my parents has done for us and
that
what
my
parents
has
done
for
us
and
I always wanted to thank them for a long
I
always
wanted
to
thank
them
for
a
long
time but I grew up in a family where we
time
but
I
grew
up
in
a
family
where
we
just don't share that kind of emotions
just
don't
share
that
kind
of
emotions
with each other and last night I I
with
each
other
and
last
night
I
I
wanted to do that publicly I wanted the
wanted
to
do
that
publicly
I
wanted
the
world to know how much my parents meant
world
to
know
how
much
my
parents
meant
to me so to be able to do that on the
to
me
so
to
be
able
to
do
that
on
the
biggest stage
biggest
stage
that felt
that
felt
amazing
amazing
right now I don't have a job I don't
right
now
I
don't
have
a
job
I
don't
have anything planned so for me to be in
have
anything
planned
so
for
me
to
be
in
this position it's so surreal to me
this
position
it's
so
surreal
to
me
I was so used to calling my agents and I
I
was
so
used
to
calling
my
agents
and
I
would say hey is there anything out
would
say
hey
is
there
anything
out
there for me and the answer would always
there
for
me
and
the
answer
would
always
be the same I'm so sorry there's nothing
be
the
same
I'm
so
sorry
there's
nothing
but I'll keep on checking and I'll I'll
but
I'll
keep
on
checking
and
I'll
I'll
call you if something comes along it's
call
you
if
something
comes
along
it's
still very clear to me how difficult
still
very
clear
to
me
how
difficult
those days were
those
days
were
I was just constantly hoping praying
I
was
just
constantly
hoping
praying
for a good role that would come along
for
a
good
role
that
would
come
along
and and of course you know it
and
and
of
course
you
know
it
it didn't it didn't come those days of
it
didn't
it
didn't
come
those
days
of
just sitting by the phone and you got to
just
sitting
by
the
phone
and
you
got
to
say back then you know we didn't have
say
back
then
you
know
we
didn't
have
cell phones I was always worried about
cell
phones
I
was
always
worried
about
leaving the house because I was afraid
leaving
the
house
because
I
was
afraid
that the phone would ring and I might
that
the
phone
would
ring
and
I
might
miss it and you know when there was
miss
it
and
you
know
when
there
was
nothing there you know I had to make
nothing
there
you
know
I
had
to
make
this shift to to do something else so I
this
shift
to
to
do
something
else
so
I
went to film school I graduated and you
went
to
film
school
I
graduated
and
you
know when I walked on set it was a
know
when
I
walked
on
set
it
was
a
different feeling
different
feeling
you know I'm behind the camera now but I
you
know
I'm
behind
the
camera
now
but
I
was still very happy to be there I was
was
still
very
happy
to
be
there
I
was
still happy that I am able to contribute
still
happy
that
I
am
able
to
contribute
to making movies but because of that
to
making
movies
but
because
of
that
experience now when I walk on a movie
experience
now
when
I
walk
on
a
movie
set I see everybody
set
I
see
everybody
I see the production assistance I see
I
see
the
production
assistance
I
see
the gaffer I see the boom operator I've
the
gaffer
I
see
the
boom
operator
I've
done all that you know and it made me
done
all
that
you
know
and
it
made
me
appreciate every single position
appreciate
every
single
position
on on the crew I hope that because of
on
on
the
crew
I
hope
that
because
of
that experience it made me a better
that
experience
it
made
me
a
better
person it made me a better actor
person
it
made
me
a
better
actor
everything is still so fresh in my mind
everything
is
still
so
fresh
in
my
mind
and that's why moving forward I'm still
and
that's
why
moving
forward
I'm
still
really scared even though I just want an
really
scared
even
though
I
just
want
an
oscar but I'm still very fearful of what
oscar
but
I'm
still
very
fearful
of
what
tomorrow brings I had a conversation
tomorrow
brings
I
had
a
conversation
with my agent and I said I'm so worried
with
my
agent
and
I
said
I'm
so
worried
that this is only a one-time thing I've
that
this
is
only
a
one-time
thing
I've
been down this road before and I'm so
been
down
this
road
before
and
I'm
so
afraid that history is going to repeat
afraid
that
history
is
going
to
repeat
itself
itself
and I said please whatever you do okay
and
I
said
please
whatever
you
do
okay
make sure that doesn't happen in fact I
make
sure
that
doesn't
happen
in
fact
I
attended the event and I was sitting
attended
the
event
and
I
was
sitting
next to Kate Blanchett and this was a
next
to
Kate
Blanchett
and
this
was
a
very conversation that that I had with
very
conversation
that
that
I
had
with
her because I don't have anything
her
because
I
don't
have
anything
planned I don't know what I'm going to
planned
I
don't
know
what
I'm
going
to
do next when I ask for this very
do
next
when
I
ask
for
this
very
question and I said how do you choose
question
and
I
said
how
do
you
choose
your projects because I'm afraid that
your
projects
because
I'm
afraid
that
I'm gonna do maybe one more and then
I'm
gonna
do
maybe
one
more
and
then
I'll be gone again and she said you know
I'll
be
gone
again
and
she
said
you
know
just go with your heart
just
go
with
your
heart
and be irresponsible
and
be
irresponsible
like don't worry about what other people
like
don't
worry
about
what
other
people
think
think
choose something that that you believe
choose
something
that
that
you
believe
in choose something that you love and
in
choose
something
that
you
love
and
things will work out and the Oscar goes
things
will
work
out
and
the
Oscar
goes
to
to
Michelle Young
Michelle
Young
[Applause]
Applause
right before it happened
right
before
it
happened
I looked in with Michelle and I I I you
I
looked
in
with
Michelle
and
I
I
I
you
know I I knew she was very nervous
know
I
I
knew
she
was
very
nervous
knowing
knowing
what that moment would be for her for
what
that
moment
would
be
for
her
for
all those people like she said that
all
those
people
like
she
said
that
looks like her we held each other's
looks
like
her
we
held
each
other's
hands and we were just hoping and
hands
and
we
were
just
hoping
and
praying that her name would be cold
praying
that
her
name
would
be
cold
and they did and the Oscar goes to
and
they
did
and
the
Oscar
goes
to
everything
everything
[Applause]
Applause
when I read that Harrison was going to
when
I
read
that
Harrison
was
going
to
be presenting
be
presenting
but then there was no details what
but
then
there
was
no
details
what
category he was going to be presenting
category
he
was
going
to
be
presenting
secretly I was hoping that he would be
secretly
I
was
hoping
that
he
would
be
presenting for best picture because I
presenting
for
best
picture
because
I
thought we had an opportunity to win and
thought
we
had
an
opportunity
to
win
and
sure enough when he opened that envelope
sure
enough
when
he
opened
that
envelope
and he read it it made that win I will
and
he
read
it
it
made
that
win
I
will
win for best picture even more special
win
for
best
picture
even
more
special
and when I ran up on stage and gave him
and
when
I
ran
up
on
stage
and
gave
him
a hug all of a sudden I just couldn't
a
hug
all
of
a
sudden
I
just
couldn't
help myself I just want to shower this
help
myself
I
just
want
to
shower
this
man with all my love the way I wanted to
man
with
all
my
love
the
way
I
wanted
to
shower my love for Stephen because these
shower
my
love
for
Stephen
because
these
two men along with George Lucas has
two
men
along
with
George
Lucas
has
given me so so so much and I I had to
given
me
so
so
so
much
and
I
I
had
to
get I cannot believe I gave Harrison for
get
I
cannot
believe
I
gave
Harrison
for
a big kiss on the cheek
a
big
kiss
on
the
cheek
foreign
foreign
[Music]
Music
looks so different we have a seat at the
looks
so
different
we
have
a
seat
at
the
table now our voices are being heard our
table
now
our
voices
are
being
heard
our
faces are being seen if feels amazing
faces
are
being
seen
if
feels
amazing
this is what we wanted for the longest
this
is
what
we
wanted
for
the
longest
longest time
longest
time
and that's why I'm so grateful to all
and
that's
why
I'm
so
grateful
to
all
those people that came before me all
those
people
that
came
before
me
all
those struggles that they that they face
those
struggles
that
they
that
they
face
I can see them just laying one brick at
I
can
see
them
just
laying
one
brick
at
a time Paving the road for for all of us
a
time
Paving
the
road
for
for
all
of
us
to be here and us making history again
to
be
here
and
us
making
history
again
and again and I can't help to think
and
again
and
I
can't
help
to
think
about all those people that's going to
about
all
those
people
that's
going
to
come after and all those opportunities
come
after
and
all
those
opportunities
that they will have that we didn't have
that
they
will
have
that
we
didn't
have
when we were much younger I'm very
when
we
were
much
younger
I'm
very
optimistic very hopeful and I'm just so
optimistic
very
hopeful
and
I'm
just
so
thankful to all those people that that
thankful
to
all
those
people
that
that
ass will change and contributed to those
ass
will
change
and
contributed
to
those
changes and create all these
changes
and
create
all
these
opportunities for us to be here yes it
opportunities
for
us
to
be
here
yes
it
feels amazing
feels
amazing
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foreign
foreign
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