This Q&A contains spoilers for Season 2 ofLoki.
That includes introducing new characters, likeKe Huy Quans Ouroboros.
When Loki and Mobius enter his workshop, they become his first visitors in 400 years.
Ke Huy Quan as O.B. in Loki Season 2Gareth Gatrell. © 2023 MARVEL.
What have you been waiting to say?
Then, of course, the strike happened.
I just want to tell everybody how proud of the show I am.
How happy I am with it.
And working with Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, the entireLokifamily has just been incredible.
We made this last year in London.
I was there for four months, my wife and I were there.
It was one of the best four months of my life.
I was so happy.
In fact, Ill tell you this.
We were scheduled for reshoots this February, and I was waiting.
My wife and I were looking forward to spending more time in London and with ourLokifamily.
And all of a sudden we were told, Oh, we dont need any reshoots.
I was kind of disappointed.
I was actually disappointed that we didnt get to go back because of how much fun we had…
So we made history.
We make history two times.
Im so proud of that.
DEADLINE: It is quite a feat to not have any reshoots.
So that was probably one of the few times you were excited for reshoots.
QUAN:A lot of times actors dread doing reshoots, because you have to go back.
You have to get back into character.
But for this, I was really happy.
I was looking forward to it.
Working with him has been incredible.
He is so kind and humble.
DEADLINE: When you first read the script, what did you think of your character, Ouroboros?
What were you hoping you could bring to him?
It was so well defined on the pages, and I can see him right away.
I instantly wanted to play him.
And I remember this was at a time whenEverything, Everywhere All At Oncehad just came out.
It was paying only in New York and in Los Angeles.
My agent said, Youre gonna get a call from Kevin Feige tomorrow.
I was so excited and I said, Could this be it?
I picked up the phone.
And on the other end I hear, Hi Ke.
This is Kevin Feige.
He went on to talk about how much he loved our movie and how much he loved my performance.
Then finally he says, Ke we would love for you to join the MCU family.
I was driving at that time.
I start tearing up, and I couldnt see the road anymore.
I said, Kevin, can you give me two seconds?
I pulled the car over, put it in park and I said, just continue.
He says, We have this great character for you, Ouroboros.
I really love him, and I think you will be perfect to play him.
He told me aboutLoki.
He told me about the MCU.
He spoke [with] so much passion and enthusiasm in his voice.
He has such a vast knowledge of this universe.
And little did I know only 23 years later, I get to work with him.
I get to play a wonderful character.
DEADLINE: Im glad you mentioned that.
It is quite the full circle moment.
QUAN:You know, thats why I love the name Ouroboros.
Its s a snake eating its own tail.
I had a wonderful time working with Kevin on set.
It was at a time where I didnt think I would ever step in front of the camera again.
It was also the time where I questioned whether I would have a career working behind the camera.
It was when I just graduated from USC film school.
I didnt know what I was going to do.
I knew I didnt want to leave this industry.
I love it so much.
QUAN:I dont think much about it.
I gotta credit Kevin Wright and Eric Martin.
They really beautifully created this character Ouroboros.
Hes so weird and funny.
No interaction with anybody.
His only encounter was with Mobius when he got lost.
Yet he still takes his job so seriously and so passionately.
It has a lot to do with the beautiful dialogue that they came up with.
DEADLINE: Do you think O.B.
stays in the basement for another 400 years or will be venturing out more often?
QUAN:When you get a taste of what friendships feel like…Lokiis addicted to that.
So Im sure O.B.
will be as well.
When you dont have it, you dont know what youre missing.
But when you obtain it, you keep going after it.
So I would assume that O.B.
DEADLINE: What scene are you most proud of?
That is so creative… Its so is so well written.
DEADLINE: How did you feel when you read the script for the finale?
QUAN:I was blown away, because I didnt see that coming.
Its so beautiful and so poetic.
But he can never leave.
Nobody knows he did this, except the team.
No one in the Sacred Timeline is going to ever know that.
If were lucky in life, we would have people like that with us.
