Daniel Dae Kim would be lost without his wife Mia Kim.

In fact, the Hawaii Five-0 alum credits his partner of over 30 years as the key to their decades-long marriage as well as his successful acting career.

“She’s a very patient woman,” he exclusively told E! News April 24 at the TIME100 Gala, where he was honored as one of the magazine’s most influential people of 2025. “My wife—being patient as I traipse around the world, going from job to job—she’s kept our family stable. She’s been fantastic.”

And family is everything for the 56-year-old, who shares adult sons Zander and Jackson with Mia.

“They shape my values,” Daniel explained. “They keep me humble no matter what’s happening, and they keep me in check no matter how much success I might be having.”

He added, “It’s great to have that perspective and North Star.” (For more from Daniel and other celebrities at the TIME100 Gala, tune into E! News tonight, April 24, at 11 p.m.)