KEN JEONG. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> KEN!
>> KEN! >> I APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> IT’S YOUR MOVIE OPENING
WEEKEND.
WEEKEND. IT OPENED WEDNESDAY, BUT YOU ALL
ARE ON THE TRAIN.
THIS IS -- IT’S GETTING AWESOME
BUZZ.
BUZZ. A LOT OF LOVE FOR YOUR FILM.
>> I TELL YOU, JUST SHOUT OUT TO
CONSTANCE, HENRY.
CONSTANCE, HENRY. IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST
PROJECTS I HAVE EVER --
>> STOP IT.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. LET ME SAY, YOU’RE WELCOME.
I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU’RE
WELCOME.
WELCOME. >> THIS IS "CRAZY, RICH ASIANS."
I’M SURE YOU’VE HEARD THE BUZZ.
IT’S BEEN EVERYWHERE.
IT IS A ROM-COM FOR ANYBODY, BUT
MORE THAN THAT, THERE’S A LOT
MORE TO THIS FILM, OBVIOUSLY.
IT’S THE FIRST CAST OF ALL
ASIANS SINCE "THE JOY LUCK
CLUB."
CLUB." HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT?
>> 25 YEARS AGO.
>> IS THAT -- ARE YOU GOING,
LIKE, WHAT TOOK SO LONG?
OR WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
>> YOU ALWAYS GO, WHAT TOOK SO
LONG, BUT YOU ALSO THINK THERE’S
BEEN A TRAIN OF MOVEMENT FROM
"FRESH OFF THE BOAT."
WHICH ALSO STARS CONSTANCE WU.
THAT LED TO "CRAZY, RICH ASIANS"
TO HAVE THIS CINEMATIC SPLASH.
FOR ME, I’VE FELT THIS MOVEMENT
FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, REALLY.
>> I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS
ABOUT KEN.
ABOUT KEN. YOU MAY KNOW THIS.
KEN IS NOT ONLY AN ACTOR, HE’S
NOT ONLY A COMEDIAN, HE’S A
DOCTOR.
DOCTOR. >> YES.
>> YES. >> THE MAN IS A DOCTOR.
OKAY.
OKAY. SO JUST REMIND US.
I THINK SOME PEOPLE ARE LOOKING
AT YOU GOING, YOU COULD HAVE
BEEN A DOCTOR, YOU COULD HAVE
BEEN, LIKE, LIVING THAT LIFE.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO NOT
PRACTICE?
PRACTICE? >> FOR ME, EVEN WHEN I WAS IN
COLLEGE, I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE
AN ACTOR, BUT I DID NOT KNOW IF
I COULD MAKE IT IN SHOW BUSINESS
WITH, YOU KNOW, MY LOOK, WHICH
IS I KNOW HUNKY, BUT I JUST
DIDN’T KNOW IF, YOU KNOW, ACTING
WAS A VIABLE OCCUPATION FOR THE
SHORT LITTLE ASIAN ACTOR.
>> DIDN’T YOUR PARENTS SAY, WE
PAID FOR ALL THIS MED SCHOOL,
LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> YEAH, NO.
WHEN I QUIT MY MEDICAL JOB, I
MEAN, MY PARENTS WERE NOT HAPPY.
MY STRICT, TRADITIONAL KOREAN
FATHER WAS LIKE, YOU BRING GREAT
SHAME TO JEONG FAMILY.
THEN AFTER "THE HANGOVER," WE
ARE SO PROUD, SO PROUD.
CAN I HAVE S-CLASS MERCEDES?
OKAY, PAPA, OKAY, PAPA.
>> WAS THERE EVER A POINT BEFORE
YOU HIT IT IN "THE HANGOVER"
MOVIES THAT YOU SAID, YOU KNOW
WHAT, I THINK I MADE THE WRONG
TURN, I THINK I SHOULD GO BACK
TO THE MEDICAL WORLD.
>> NO, I’VE ALWAYS -- TO ME,
I’VE ALWAYS FOLLOWED MY PASSION.
NOW I HAVE TWO 11-YEAR-OLD TWIN
GIRLS, ALEXA AND ZOE.
THERE THEY ARE RIGHT THERE.
MY WIFE TRAN.
I ENCOURAGE THEM NOW TO FOLLOW
YOUR OWN PATH.
YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE MY WHOLE
LIFE HAS BEEN FOLLOWING MY
PASSION AND JUST SEEING WHERE
THAT TAKES ME.
JUST KIND OF KEEP FOLLOWING YOUR
PASSION.
PASSION. VERY SIMPLE.
VERY SIMPLE. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF COLLEGE
KIDS WHO GO DOWN A PATH BECAUSE
I THINK THEY SHOULD.
I KNOW THERE HAS TO BE A
CONVERSATION SOMEWHERE, WHERE
YOU STAND UP.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE CONVERSATION
THAT YOU HAD WITH YOUR DAD WHEN
YOU TOLD HIM, LIKE, THIS IS THE
WAY IT’S GOING TO BE?
HOW DID THAT GO?
>> YOU KNOW, WHEN I MADE THE
DECISION -- IT WAS A CONSTANT
DIALOGUE GOING ON FOR YEARS, TO
BE HONEST.
BE HONEST. WHEN I DECIDED TO LEAVE
MEDICINE, AND MY WIFE WHO’S ALSO
A DOCTOR WHO KNEW SHE MARRIED A
COMEDIAN AT HEART, SHE SAID, SHE
SAID, YOU KNOW, I FULLY SUPPORT
WHAT YOU’RE DOING.
MY FATHER, TO HIS EVERLASTING
CREDIT, SAYS, LOOK, I’VE ALWAYS
SAID YOU NEED THE SUPPORT OF
YOUR FAMILY IF YOU’RE GOING TO
MAKE A WATERSHED DECISION LIKE
THIS.
THIS. YOUR WIFE IS NOW YOUR FAMILY.
IF SHE SUPPORTS YOU, YOU HAVE MY
UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT.
UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT. SO SHOUT OUT TO MY PAPA.
>> THAT IS PRETTY -- WHAT IS --
IS YOUR DAD STILL WITH US?
>> HE’S STILL WITH US.
>> WHAT DOES HE THINK NOW OF
THIS MOVIE?
THIS MOVIE? THIS MUST BE SUCH A HUGE DEAL.
FOR YOU IT’S A BIG DEAL, BUT I
CAN’T IMAGINE FOR YOUR PARENTS.
>> MY PARENTS, THEY SAW IT LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >> AND?
>> AND? >> THEY CRIED.
THEY LOVED IT.
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT
MOVIE.
MOVIE. YOU KNOW, THEY KNEW THAT THIS IS
A BIG, IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR
ASIAN-AMERICANS, JUST TO HAVE
THIS MOVIE EXIST.
>> THEY CRIED?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THEY CRIED.
THEY CRIED. >> AT WHAT POINT?
>> DURING MY BAD ACTING.
I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER.
THEY GAVE ME A LOT OF NOTES.
I WAS LIKE, YOU DON’T OWN ME
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. YOU DON’T OWN ME.
BUT THEY WERE LIKE -- THE
WEDDING SCENE, ACTUALLY, THEY
GOT VERY EMOTIONAL.
VERY EMOTIONAL.
VERY EMOTIONAL. >> WHAT A NICE FILM TO BE ABLE
TO LEAVE YOUR PARENTS WITH.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR
CAREER, BECAUSE YOU COULD BE
DOING A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF
THEY’RE EMBARRASSED ABOUT.