I feel like we are reintroducing historical figures, with the explorer Marco Polo and the grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, the ruler of the Mongol empire, the trading place that everybody wanted to get involved in. Benedict Wong Read Quote
Khan let Polo be his eyes and ears. He was the first one to build a bridge between East and West. Benedict Wong Read Quote
Occasionally, when you do a take, and – what I kind of sort of like is asking for a PPB – Personal Play Back. Benedict Wong Read Quote
In terms of representation, television is reflecting an era that has passed. It’s the wrong time; it’s the wrong period. In all sorts of television, it doesn’t feel like the 21st century. Benedict Wong Read Quote
In America, you’re just an American. You’re accepted. It doesn’t matter that you’re of whatever race. If anything, I’m British, and that’s it. So let’s just get on with it, really. Benedict Wong Read Quote
It’s really hard because obviously people label you as a British East Asian actor. And I’m just from Salford; it’s where I was born. Benedict Wong Read Quote
Let’s bang the gong and chime for more Asian superheroes. The gatekeepers can certainly open the door – there’s a wealth of East Asian talent around, and that needs to be tapped into. Benedict Wong Read Quote
I remember getting my mum to drive me to watch a Jackie Chan film when I was, like, eleven and trying to tell them I was fifteen. Benedict Wong Read Quote
