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“I've built a career in Asia for 18 years, playing roles that had nothing to do with my race because everybody's Chinese in the films.” quote by Daniel Wu — Download Open image

“I've built a career in Asia for 18 years, playing roles that had nothing to do with my race because everybody's Chinese in the films.”

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