Asia Pacific Arts: The Game-Changer: An Interview with John Cho

APA: Wait — there’s a real Harold Lee?

JC: Yeah, [the screenwriters] met him through school. He’s an attorney.

APA: Have you ever met him?

JC: Yeah, he was at my kid’s birthday party a few days ago. We’re friends. I decided to take him on the world tour for Star Trek for my +1. It was really fun going around with Harold. [laughs] He really is my doppelganger. He can enjoy these cities I visit, where I have to work all the time, so I appreciate that he can have fun while I can’t.