I would not call my family 'traditional Chinese.' We were more what I would term the Colonial Chinese. — Kevin Kwan Chinese Copy Share Image
I really don't keep an outline; I don't organize in any way. I just write. — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
My father came from old money. There was less of an expectation for the children to earn a living. — Kevin Kwan Children Copy Share Image
They say truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, but there's such a thing as believability when you're writing a novel. — Kevin Kwan Believability Copy Share Image
I came from a family of extremely old money, and so by the time I was born, there was really just a… — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
“I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died. —MALCOLM FORBES” — Kevin Kwan Money Copy Share Image
I grew up with a posh English accent, and all my aunts sounded as if they came out of a Merchant Ivory… — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
“Tourists should have to take a style exam before being allowed to set foot on the island!” — Kevin Kwan Tourists Copy Share Image
I think, at least for me, I'm so impressed by Shanghai and how all of China continues to evolve. On a style… — Kevin Kwan Awareness Copy Share Image
“The quality of the stone isn’t perfect, but when I wore it, it always reminded me of how life can surprise you.… — Kevin Kwan Life Copy Share Image
The characters that populate my books are global nomads in their own right, keeping multiple homes around the world and constantly jet-setting… — Kevin Kwan Around the world Copy Share Image
'China rich' is the new 'crazy rich.' It's a new level of outrageousness. It comes from this world where overnight fortunes have… — Kevin Kwan China Copy Share Image
I sort of wanted to reveal this other side of Asia: Southeast Asia, where the Chinese have been wealthy for generations and… — Kevin Kwan Asia Copy Share Image
Especially in the West, people want to understand Asia on a deeper level because it's become the engine of the world economy,… — Kevin Kwan Asia Copy Share Image
Hollywood is a whole other level of crazy. I've never met so many assistants who have assistants. It's a stratified society on… — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
People are often disappointed when they meet me because I'm not this giant, flamboyant - you know, I don't wear sequined jackets. — Kevin Kwan Disappointed Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to the Edwardian period in England. To me, it seems like such a fascinating time, when the British… — Kevin Kwan Age Copy Share Image
I was born on the island of Singapore, and I grew up there until I was 11 years old, when I was… — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
The most important thing to keep in mind is the incredible diversity of talent that's out there - there are so many… — Kevin Kwan Asian Copy Share Image
“I want to slip my whole foot inside.” He wants to do WHAT with his foot? This man should be arrested. Godfrey… — Kevin Kwan Dirty business Copy Share Image
“I hate to point out the obvious, but here's this tiny bird that's been trying to get through a huge bulletproof glass… — Kevin Kwan Bird Copy Share Image
I remembered that my grandfather had spent his teenage years in Shanghai and that he went back after he finished medical school… — Kevin Kwan Family Copy Share Image
“My parents have always been racist and elitist to the extreme, like so many in their crowd. Peel away the veneer of… — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
I grew up in a household where there were really, really strong matriarchal characters. I think that's true of many Asian households.… — Kevin Kwan Experience Copy Share Image
“You see, my father believed he had a gift. He felt that he was able to ascertain a person's entire future based… — Kevin Kwan Father Copy Share Image
I'm not revealing any deep, hidden secret that there are wealthy people in Asia. — Kevin Kwan Asia Copy Share Image
I love Netflix and Amazon and watching movies on streamers as much as the next person. — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
My golden dream was to move to New York and live in the Village and become that cool rebel beatnik Jack Kerouac. — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
To me, families are fascinating. I choose to explore it through comedy and through comic situations. — Kevin Kwan Copy Share Image
Warner Bros. is just this amazing historic studio that does great movies. — Kevin Kwan Amazing Copy Share Image
“A fishing boat! All these rich kids who grew up with everything just want to live like they are poor. How is… — Kevin Kwan Money Copy Share Image
“People are messy. Life gets messy. Things are not always going to work out perfectly just because you want them to.” — Kevin Kwan Life Copy Share Image
