Asian Quote by Simu Liu Download Open image “Asian men specifically have not been portrayed as the leading man or sex symbol.” — Simu Liu ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Asian Leadership Man Men Sex Sex symbol
You can have Asians being leading men that are sex symbols. You can have leading women powering through. — Henry Golding Copy Share Image
Asian males have not been appreciated for what they are. They have always been dissed for what they are not. — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
Asian men are sexy, confident, and passionate - and three-dimensional. We want the opportunity to portray roles that reflect who we are in real… — Henry Golding Copy Share Image
There are no Asian leading men in Hollywood. There's not an Asian Ryan Gosling or an Asian Brad Pitt. — Ross Butler Copy Share Image
On my adventurers into the porn world, I noticed there's one thing that doesn't exist. Asian men. — Daniel Ellis Copy Share Image
My brother often complains to me about the 'angry Asian male' in the United States. As a female, I haven't encountered this, but Asian-American men are angry. They're angry because, for so many years, they've been neglected as sex symbols. Asian women have it much easier, I think; we're accepted into various circles. — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share
I really dislike the fact that Asian males are constantly emasculated, whether it's American TV or films. You see it all the time, and… — Daniel Wu Copy Share Image
“Asian men are frequently emasculated in the media, or presented as sexless props, for comedic relief. Oh, if only they could absorb the burden… — Issa Rae Copy Share Image
Asian American men, Asian men have been basically eunuchs in American cinema and television. — John Cho Copy Share Image
In the America that I grew up in, men of Asia placed last in the hierarchy of manhood. They were invisible in the high-testosterone… — Alex Tizon Copy Share Image
We should realise that Hollywood is not obliged to write roles for Asian actors. — Kabir Bedi 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
I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet - they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have… — Bobby Lee Copy Share Image
If you do a black character or a female character or an Asian character, then they aren't just that character. They represent that race or that sex, and they can't be interesting because everything they do has to represent an entire block of people. You know, Superman isn't all white people and neither is Lex Luthor. We knew we had… — Dwayne McDuffie Copy Share
When I made it, I still didn't wave the flag and say, Yeah go Asian people. I do want people to know that about… — Chad Hugo Copy Share Image
I felt pretty good growing up. I didnt feel a lot of prejudice or racism. But I do remember, if there was going to be a movie or a television show with Asian characters, I would go out of my way to avoid them, because they portrayed all Asians as either ridiculously good or ridiculously bad; you know, the whole… — David Henry Hwang Copy Share
When you are in America, at least for me, as an immigrant, I try to be as Americanized as I could. I just want… — Jimmy O. Yang Copy Share Image
I always tell Asian actors, especially Filipinos wanting to break into Hollywood, to study, study and study and show their best. I haven't stopped… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian… — Jim Costa Copy Share Image
I think Li Na and some other Chinese ladies have done so many amazing things for Asian tennis. — Kei Nishikori Copy Share Image
I don't want to have people brought in simply because they are black or Asian. — Trevor Phillips Copy Share Image
I've been lucky to come up when there's such a huge explosion of women, and especially Asian women, in music. — Michelle Zauner Copy Share Image
I knew I was half Chinese, but Iceland is so homogenous that I wasn't able to identify with the Asian part of myself. Even… — Laufey Copy Share Image
We will work our hardest to make sure SS501 is an Asian and Worldwide Star . — Kim Hyun-joong Copy Share Image
