Cate Blanchett’s advice for Oscar winner, Ke Huy Quan

Cate Blanchett had a few words of wisdom for Ke Huy Quan after the actor topped off one of the most remarkable comebacks in film history with an emotional Oscar win.

Cate Blanchett had some words of wisdom for newly minted Oscar winner, Ke Huy Quan. Picture: AFP

Newly minted Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan has revealed just what Aussie film icon Cate Blanchett advised him in the wake of his new-found success.

The Vietnamese-born American has won every award under the sun for his moving performance as Waymond Wang, the loveable husband of a laundromat owner Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh), in the Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Ke Huy Quan has revealed what advice Cate Blanchett gave him. Picture: Supplied

He topped off awards season with an overwhelmingly popular Best Supporting Actor win at the Oscars on Sunday night local time.

In a new interview with Variety, Quan revealed he had gone to Blanchett for advice after his of his renewed success.

“I attended an event recently and sat next to Cate Blanchett,” he told Variety in a post-Oscars interview.

Ke Huy Quan is riding high after his Oscars win. Picture: Andrew Eccles for Variety

“I told her that I don’t know what I’m going to do next, but I feel I have a responsibility to do something good, and that I don’t want to disappoint all the people that have supported me. And she said, ‘Just go with your heart and be irresponsible: Don’t worry about what other people think. Choose something that you believe in, choose something that you love, and things will work out.’”

Ke Huy Quan reunites with Harrison Ford onstage during the Oscars. Picture: Getty Images

Quan’s resurgence marks one of the most remarkable comebacks in film history. The 51-year-old first gained fame as a cheeky 13-year-old in the 1984 classic, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, which starred Harrison Ford and was directed by Steven Spielberg.

It was apt then, that Ford would present Quan and his castmates with the Best Picture Oscar, and Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw (who starred with Quan in Temple of Doom) were in the audience.

Cate Blanchett won best actress in 2014 for her performance in Blue Jasmine. Picture: AFP

Ke Huy Quan thought his career was over. Picture: AFP

Quan told Variety he made a beeline for the iconic director, who he hadn’t seen in the four decades since Temple of Doom, during the ceremony.

“You are now an Oscar-winning actor,” Spielberg told Quan.

On his reunion with Harrison Ford, who presented the award for Best Picture, Quan said:

“When he opened that envelope and read the title, it made our win for best picture even more special.

Harrison Ford with a 13-year-old Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom. Picture: Supplied

“And when I ran up onstage, I pointed at him and he pointed back at me and I gave him a hug. I just couldn’t help myself. I just want to shower this man with all my love. I gave Harrison Ford a big kiss on the cheek.”

Despite the glory, Quan told the outlet that he is concerned his recent success is a flash in the pan.

“I had a conversation with my agent,” he says. “I’m so worried that this is only a one-time thing.”

But for now, he’s basking in that very special Oscars glow.

“I’m still processing it. I didn’t have much sleep last night — I think it was only an hour. When I woke up, I took a minute or two wondering whether this was a dream. But I’ve been doing that a lot lately, because so many things have happened this past year and it feels surreal.”

Everything Everywhere All at Once won seven Oscars including a Best Actress nod for Michelle Yeoh’s outstanding performance, beating out hot favourite Blanchett for her performance as a troubled orchestra conductor in Tar.