Rachata Hampanont

His parents separated when he was only 18 days old and he was raised by his grandparents. He is especially close to his grandmother whom as a child he believed was his mother. He still calls her that.

To Sir, With Love reveals so many issues in the past. Discrimination has made a person, a human being just like us, feel outcast. Why would you devalue a person? The past has taught us that we shouldn't let that happen in the present. Even the family has taught us that it doesn't really matter which [sexuality] your son wants to be. He is normal. He has feelings. He loves. He can love and can get hurt. No discrimination, please. - reflecting on To Sir, With Love and the role of Thian