Grandfather knows best
“Well, he knows the secret of the Mogwai, so, you know, you’ve got to figure him out,” veteran actor James Hong teased. He lends his voice to Sam’s grandfather, who nudges his grandchild toward a life of adventure. “I think that the audience, especially the children, will enjoy what is going on with Grandpa—why [he’s] spouting off a lot of things and nobody believes [him] anyway. Just like in life nobody believes me, I have to convince them somehow. But that’s the enjoyment of life, you just live and you talk. And if people want to listen, fine. If they don’t, let them be—but the consequences will be there if they don’t really listen. You know, the old Chinese custom is the grandfather knows everything because he’s traveled the whole realm of [life,] like me.”
