Ke Huy Quan looked back on a heartfelt moment with costar Harrison Ford on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Breaking down some of his favourite cinematic action scenes with Entertainment Weekly to promote his new action rom-com Love Hurts, the Loki star reminisced the moment when Ford consoled him while filming a frightening sequence in his debut movie.
In the scene, Ford's titular explorer and Quan's sidekick character, Short Round, chart an escape from the Temple of Doom.
"When we shot this sequence, I was so scared," said the American Born Chinese actor. "And I cried. I remember Harrison Ford kneeling down in front of me and asking me if I was okay."
"He said, and I'll never forget this, 'Ke, I want you to remember, I will never hurt you.'" He added.
Quan revealed that Harrison’s words made him "love him so much more. Here is Indiana Jones telling me that he's gonna take care of me."
The Oscar award winner also shared that the film made him "fell in love with the action" genre. He said that he was "blown away" after seeing it "put together with sound effects and music for the first time."
After working in Indiana Jones and The Goonies, Quanstepped away from acting in his early 20s to attend film school due to the scarcity of substantial roles. He made his major comeback with 2022’s Everything Everywhere All at Once and swept awards season, winning his first Academy Award and Golden Globe.