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“Was I a Jackie Chan-level martial arts master? Absolutely not!…” quote by Simu Liu — Download Open 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.”

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