Minari’s Alan Kim on What It Was Like to Work With Steven Yeun

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Do you have a favorite memory from the set?

A favorite memory from the set…hmm. Is it from the movie or backstage?

Let’s say backstage.

Ah, okay. Well, let’s see. Probably…all those fuzzy chicks!

Did you get to hold them?

Yes! Before the scene where I got to see the chicks, I got to touch them and see them so I could get used to it.

Were you scared of them at all? 

No! It was little chicks, so mostly all they ever do is peck at you, which is barely what they do because they’re so cute and nice.

What was your favorite part of the movie?

Probably the time when I gave pee to the grandma.

Why was that your favorite?

Because it’s just so exciting.

That was a really good joke. Did you drink a lot of Mountain Dew on set?

I think so. Probably. Yes.

What has your family said about the movie?

They mostly cried.

Yeah? Why did they cry?

Because it was so good! And there were sad parts too.

Did you cry after watching it for the first time?

Uh, no. Because I’m not much of an after-watching-movie crier. Not much of that.

Do you speak Korean?

Yes!

Did you and Steven talk in Korean very much?

Not often. But sometimes.

How was Steven’s Korean?

It’s okay!

Alan Kim backstage at Jimmy Kimmel Live!, March 1, 2021.Randy Holmes / Getty Images

Now that you’re a famous actor, is there anything else you’re excited about?

In the upcoming movie I’m doing, I’m supposed to be walking home. And then I lock the door and I’m home alone. And then it says I order a pizza and watch TV!

That sounds very hard, ordering a pizza and watching TV.

I think if I need to do another take, I need to eat pizza all over again.

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