I was 22 years old, actually, incidentally had just been laid off from my job and I had a dog. My parents… — Simu Liu Dog Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to say is, I'm really happy I'm not a doctor. So, take that mom and dad. — Simu Liu Dad Copy Share Image
My parents were electrical engineers, immigrants from China, and we were always just in a state of struggle, building our life. — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
Obviously, learning the martial arts is a big part of my training, but the other part of being a Marvel superhero is,… — Simu Liu Art Copy Share Image
I spent the better part of my young life searching for people's approval and validation, and not getting any of it. — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
There is a reason why kung fu caught fire and the world became obsessed with it, because it's incredible to watch. — Simu Liu Fire Copy Share Image
I feel like it's a bit of a misconception that all actors have to be expert martial artists if they're Asian. — Simu Liu Actors Copy Share Image
In my entire life, I'd wondered why there were no superheroes out there that looked like me. — Simu Liu Comic Copy Share Image
All around me, I saw people who were taught by their parents, as I was, to just toe the line, not ruffle… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
I believe in the cultural significance of the Marvel Universe and 'Kim's Convenience.' They are two weapons in the same fight and… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
The immigrant experience is rarely depicted in mainstream media in a positive light, and for that very reason, 'Kim's Convenience' has a… — Simu Liu Experience Copy Share Image
Being a Marvel superhero has always been a dream of mine. And so I think every choice that I made in my… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
I got into this business when I was 22 years old, and I didn't have a woke bone in my body. And… — Simu Liu Attention Copy Share Image
You know, the squeaky wheel gets the oil, and my parents had spent a lifetime not making any noise, and I was… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
Of course, we know Shang-Chi is the, in the comics or in the world of Marvel, he is the master of Kung… — Simu Liu Fighter Copy Share Image
I would do background and extra stuff, I would do student films, I just found every opportunity I could to be on… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
I would never in a million years have expected my life to have unfolded the way it did. — Simu Liu Life Copy Share Image
It's every immigrant child's dream to tell your parents they don't have to work anymore. — Simu Liu Children Copy Share Image
I grew up loving Jackie Chan and Jet Li and certainly Bruce Lee. But as I got older, I started to question:… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
I loved Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, but I was always keenly aware that people who looked like me could not look like that. — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
Shrimp crackers are actually exactly what I was eating when I got the call that I was going to play Shang-Chi. — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
The most important thing is to show up. You've just got to get your butt out there. — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
I definitely dabbled and had done a number of stunt jobs in which I was doing fighting. — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
I realized, if I don't step into the spotlight, and the person next to me doesn't step in, and the people around… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
Hawkeye is the best 'Avenger' because he does not rely on superpowers or extraordinary abilities. — Simu Liu Avenger Copy Share Image
I might be tweeting a lot of things in the future, some of which will be absolute idiocy. — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
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… — Simu Liu Actor Copy Share Image
What I've always really appreciated about MCU superheroes versus elsewhere is that they are trying to disrupt the idea of what a… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
Every community should have a superhero. And the truth is, for many of us in the Asian community, we didn't grow up… — Simu Liu Asian Copy Share Image
Asian men specifically have not been portrayed as the leading man or sex symbol. — Simu Liu Asian Copy Share Image
I think so often we have these ambitions or these hopes within us that we kill before we ever let it escape… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
I've always just been such a big fan of the MCU and anything Marvel, really. — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
Representation matters. And it's about more than just actors on a screen. It's about snacks, it's about food, it's about culture, in… — Simu Liu Culture Copy Share Image
We have a lot of heroes. We have Asian heroes, we have Asian American heroes, men, women, of all ages, and not… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
Because I think it's so easy to look at someone, regardless of where they grew up, where they came from, the language… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
There was a cute girl on the crew that I was trying to impress during a very elaborate stunt. I winked at… — Simu Liu Balance Copy Share Image
Kids growing up today will have what I never did growing up, which is somebody across that screen reflecting who they are,… — Simu Liu Adolescence Copy Share Image
It's hard enough to celebrate being Asian in normal times. But now, when the whole world is kind of coming down, with… — Simu Liu Asian Copy Share Image
The first time I tried on Shang-Chi's superhero suit - Marvel has never had an Asian lead, so that was such a… — Simu Liu Actor Copy Share Image
I remember doing 5th grade math when I was like seven years old. My parents just constantly pushed me, in a good… — Simu Liu Excellence Copy Share Image
