Ke Huy Quan Learned From Jamie Lee Curtis for His Love Hurts Star Turn

Nearly two years after Ke Huy Quan won an Oscar for his supporting role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, he is back on the big screen in his first leading man role.

Quan stars in Universal’s Love Hurts as Marvin Gable, a successful realtor whose past as a violent hitman comes back to haunt him. He initially turned down the romantic action comedy several times, admitting at the film‘s Los Angeles premiere on Monday, “I didn’t see myself as Marvin Gable because he’s the leading man and he’s No. 1 and he’s the action star. When I was younger, I wanted to be him, but because I didn’t get the chance I thought I wasn’t right for it.”

A conversation with Steven Spielberg — the two worked together on 1984’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom — convinced him to take the chance and be No. 1 on the call sheet for the first time.

“The very first day on set, one thing was on my mind, because I know how it was done with Harrison Ford, Tom Hiddleston, all of those incredible actors who are always No. 1 on set, and seeing how they treat the entire cast and crew,” Quan told The Hollywood Reporter. “So I wanted to make sure that everybody felt loved and welcomed and part of the family. No matter what they do on set, their job is just as important as mine.”

He added, “I learned something from Jamie Lee Curtis working on Everything Everywhere All At Once; When we had a really difficult and tough week, she would give the entire cast and crew a treat. She would buy out a hot dog truck or a bagel truck, and we were in Canada so I would rent a pizza truck because I just wanted to show them how appreciative I am of them. So I learned from the best.”