“It will still take the same toll on you”: Acclaimed Director Daniel Kwan Opened Up About the Weird Side of Fame After Sweeping the Oscars
The brain behind Everything Everywhere All At Once Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert need no introduction in Hollywood. The popular fantasy drama went on to sweep multiple nominations and awards in 2023. Everything Everywhere All At Once took the lead at the 95th Academy Awards with 11 nominations and 7 Oscars.
During a recent interview with a media outlet, the American filmmaker Daniel Kwan spoke about life after sweeping an Oscar.
Award Winning Filmmaker Daniel Kwan Talks About The Other Side Of Fame After Sweeping Awards
Getting an Oscar is every actor, producer, and director’s biggest dream. During an interview with the reputed media outlet Interview Magazine, Daniel Kwan and The Bear actor Ayo Edebiri spoke about the other side of being awarded an Oscar. Before venturing into the world of acting, Edebiri was a television writer. While talking about the PR, the Breakthrough actor said-
“We started as soon as The Bear first came out last year. I was like, “Wait, I’m in New York doing Kelly Ripa. What is happening to my reality right now?” It just picked up from there, because then the award shows started, which is when we met.”
Daniel Kwan asked-
“So you haven’t had time to breathe or think. I like this phase in people’s lives where they are in a mess and they haven’t had time to reflect. What is the state of your brain right now?”
With reference to her recent achievement with respect to her great performance in the culinary drama show The Bear and Awards campaign, Ayo Edebiri, Daniel Kwan spoke about the other side of sweeping an Oscar and the awards campaigning. He said-
“Yes. A friend of mine who had already gone through an awards campaign said, “You’re going to get a lot of energy directed your way. A lot of it’s good, but it doesn’t matter. It will still take the same toll on you.”
According to Everything, Everywhere All At Once director becoming a prominent face in the crowd always takes a toll on celebrities.
Daniel Kwan And Ayo Edebiri Talk About How Fame Works In Hollywood
Every artist wants to be recognized and wants to be known for their art, but fame comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. , Emmy Award winner Ayo Edebiri and Academy Award recipient Daniel Kwan spoke about how fame works in Hollywood. During an appearance on Interview Magazine, the 28-year-old actor said-
“Well, the way that fame works is that you become the object that people want to digest, and are rewarded for being a celebrity who’s like, “These are my causes and this is what I do.” I don’t know why. I prefer to listen to a history podcast where a guy who’s got a monotone voice is talking about this thing that he’s dedicated his life to, rather than just two people gabbing. But also, I’m one of the gabbers.”
While pointing out the problems of the Journalism and media world, Daniel Kwan mentioned-
“Yeah, we have to be deliberate about our attention, especially when you think about the attention economy and how everything is driven towards wasting viewers’ time to get ad revenue. It’s completely bastardizing every single thing it’s touching. Look what’s happening to journalism and TV and film. We’re part of that problem, the fact that we’re saying this stuff that is going to be in a magazine that is going to be advertised.”
Daniel Kwan even highlighted how filmmakers as storytellers are failing at their work due to the lack of quality projects in the cinema industry. With an IMDb rating of 7.8 out of 10, Everything, Everywhere All At Once went on to make $143.4 million against a budget of $14-$25 million.
Everything Everywhere All At Once is streaming on Netflix.
