HOLLYWOOD’S ASIAN SUPERHERO
It’s been quite a journey for Ross Butler, who dropped out of his engineering degree course and made the bold decision to move to Los Angeles 10 years ago, when he was 20. Exuding a quiet confidence throughout our phone conversation, the Singapore-born, Virginia-raised actor tells me: “I didn’t know I wanted to be an actor. I just wanted to change the environment I was in, because I felt stuck and just really unhappy.”
“NOW THAT I’M BEING TAKEN A BIT MORE SERIOUSLY IN THIS INDUSTRY, I CAN’T BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS, I CAN’T BE AFRAID TO LOOK LIKE I’M NEW AT SOMETHING. I’VE LEARNT TO JUST DO IT AND NOT JUDGE MYSELF.”
His choice did not sit well with his mother, who wanted him to go down the academic path. “My
