Art Quote by Simu Liu Download Open image “As an Asian man in the industry, you had to know martial arts.” — Simu Liu ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Art Asian Industry Know Man Martial Art Martial arts
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 Copy Share Image
I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three… — Jet Li Copy Share Image
First of all you must understand that practising martial arts means studying a certain oriental philosophy of life, otherwise it's merely a vacuous sport… — William C. Brown Copy Share Image
On an analytical level, what's so special about the Asian approach to action is that there is a time signature to the fighting. Punch,… — Gareth Evans Copy Share Image
I'm looked upon as a theater actor who happened to know martial arts before I got into the movies. — Thomas Ian Griffith Copy Share Image
I didn't know anything about martial arts. I'm a big fan, but I never practiced martial arts. — Wong Kar-wai Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, you couldn't even find 'martial arts' in the encyclopedia. — Frank Dux Copy Share 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. — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
Prior to 'Tokyo Drift,' the iconic perception of Asians in Hollywood films has been either the Kung Fu guy, the Yakuza guy or some… — Sung Kang 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
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… — 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 performer. — Simu Liu 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 the feathers,… — Simu Liu 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
If I were to fight one Marvel superhero, I think I would fight Captain America. We would start all aggressive and then both realise… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
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… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
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. — 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 with that. — 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
There is a reason why kung fu caught fire and the world became obsessed with it, because it's incredible to watch. — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
As an actor of color, I was overlooked at every possible opportunity. I was given roles that were almost not roles. It was, like,… — Simu Liu Copy Share Image
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During human progress, every science is evolved out of its corresponding art. — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
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