“When I first got out of school, there was no Crazy Rich Asians. Of course, wo had Michelle, we had Lucy, we had Sandra, but the landscape was not like what it is now.”
“The thing I always say I love the most about our movie is that it’s so innovative,heartfelt and that it somehow transcends identity politics.”
ive years ago, Stephanie Hsu hadn’t considered herself an actor. She hadn’t imagined gussying up for critically relevant award ceremonies or being eternally referred to as an Oscar nominee. Well, present-day on our Zoom call, she sits across a sea of bouquets in her hotel room—freshly delivered since news broke of her Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress Hsu, fresh-faced in a messy bun, innocently beams: “If you get an Oscar nomination, people like to give you flowers. That’s kind of awesome.”
