--- title: "1 Asian Man Quotes By Simu Liu" description: "1 Asian Man quotes by Simu Liu. Plus more from Simu Liu and more Asian Man sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/simu-liu-5977_art_as-an-asian-man-in-the-industry-you-had_2284095.jpg" --- > [As an Asian man in the industry, you had to know martial arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/as-an-asian-man-in-the-industry-you-had-to-know-martial-arts/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/simu-liu-5977_art_as-an-asian-man-in-the-industry-you-had_2284095.jpg) ## More by Simu Liu > [Shrimp crackers are actually exactly what I was eating when I got the call that I was going to play Shang-Chi.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/shrimp-crackers-are-actually-exactly-what-i-was-eating-when-i-got-the/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [What I've always really appreciated about MCU superheroes versus elsewhere is that they are trying to disrupt the idea of what a superhero can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/what-i-ve-always-really-appreciated-about-mcu-superheroes-versus/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [Was I a Jackie Chan-level martial arts master? Absolutely not! Not by any stretch of the imagination. I'm an actor. I'm a performer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/was-i-a-jackie-chan-level-martial-arts-master-absolutely-not-not-by/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [All around me, I saw people who were taught by their parents, as I was, to just toe the line, not ruffle the feathers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/all-around-me-i-saw-people-who-were-taught-by-their-parents-as-i-was/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [I might be tweeting a lot of things in the future, some of which will be absolute idiocy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/i-might-be-tweeting-a-lot-of-things-in-the-future-some-of-which-will/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [If I were to fight one Marvel superhero, I think I would fight Captain America. We would start all aggressive and then both realise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/if-i-were-to-fight-one-marvel-superhero-i-think-i-would-fight-captain/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [The first set I ended up on was Guillermo del Toro's 'Pacific Rim' that was shooting in Toronto and they needed a bunch of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/the-first-set-i-ended-up-on-was-guillermo-del-toro-s-pacific-rim-that/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [Things like 'following your passion' and 'finding your creative outlets' didn't mean anything to me because I didn't have that area of my brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/things-like-following-your-passion-and-finding-your-creative-outlets/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [Every community should have a superhero. And the truth is, for many of us in the Asian community, we didn't grow up with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/every-community-should-have-a-superhero-and-the-truth-is-for-many-of/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [I definitely dabbled and had done a number of stunt jobs in which I was doing fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/i-definitely-dabbled-and-had-done-a-number-of-stunt-jobs-in-which-i/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [There is a reason why kung fu caught fire and the world became obsessed with it, because it's incredible to watch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/there-is-a-reason-why-kung-fu-caught-fire-and-the-world-became/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [As an actor of color, I was overlooked at every possible opportunity. I was given roles that were almost not roles. It was, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/as-an-actor-of-color-i-was-overlooked-at-every-possible-opportunity-i/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [I would do background and extra stuff, I would do student films, I just found every opportunity I could to be on set, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/i-would-do-background-and-extra-stuff-i-would-do-student-films-i-just/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [I am that person that's always felt like he wasn't enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/i-am-that-person-that-s-always-felt-like-he-wasn-t-enough/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) > [I'm Asian-Canadian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/i-m-asian-canadian/) [Simu Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simu-liu/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asian-man/simu-liu/#itemlist", "name": "1 Asian Man Quotes By Simu Liu", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As an Asian man in the industry, you had to know martial arts.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Simu Liu" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simu-liu/as-an-asian-man-in-the-industry-you-had-to-know-martial-arts/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/simu-liu-5977_art_as-an-asian-man-in-the-industry-you-had_2284095.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/simu-liu-5977_art_as-an-asian-man-in-the-industry-you-had_2284095.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/simu-liu-5977_art_as-an-asian-man-in-the-industry-you-had_2284095.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As an Asian man in the industry, you had to know martial arts.” — Simu Liu", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asian-man/simu-liu/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asian-man/simu-liu/", "name": "Asian Man Quotes by Simu Liu", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asian-man/simu-liu/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b97/simu-liu-5977_art_as-an-asian-man-in-the-industry-you-had_2284095.jpg" }, "description": "1 Asian Man quotes by Simu Liu. 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