A biography for Simu Liuhasn’t been written yet.
“There is a reason why kung fu caught fire and the world became obsessed with it, because it's incredible to watch.”
“Anti-Asian racism is very real, and it will not be solved with an opulent rom-com or Marvel superhero, but with you - the bystanders - acknowledging the validity of our pain.”
“I'm Asian-Canadian.”
“To fully understand the roots of anti-Asian prejudice in America, you need to know about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 that banned all immigration from China, even though it was Chinese immigrants that had essentially built America's railroad system.”
“When the world is telling us, 'We hate you because you're Asian, we hate you because we think you brought this virus to the world'... we need to kind of meet that with an equal and opposing force.”
“The most important thing is to show up. You've just got to get your butt out there.”
“All I really knew how to do was put one foot in front of the other.”
“Kids growing up today will have what I never did growing up, which is somebody across that screen reflecting who they are, and showing them what is possible.”
“You're talking to a guy that graduated from business school by the skin of his teeth, only to crash and burn at his first consulting job. What about that C.V. makes me a good representative of Asian Americans and Canadians?”
“What needs to change, really, is that we need better representation behind the camera. We need better representation among the people who tell the stories or the people who greenlight the movies.”
“So when we were building that superhero workout, that Marvel body, it was really important for us not to sacrifice range of motion and explosiveness, because I've still got to be able to throw a punch at the end of the day.”
“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 Asian extras, and for some reason they put their ad on Craigslist.”
“If I were to fight one Marvel superhero, I think I would fight Captain America. We would start all aggressive and then both realise how much we liked and respected one another. We would be friends.”
“I had very little time to mentally prepare before I was just kind of thrust into it. And I'm watching all of these movie stars that I idolized sharing the stage with me. And then I'm having dinner with Angelina Jolie because that's how the seating chart worked over at Marvel - and then trying to reconcile all of this in my brain.”
“I loved superhero movies growing up.”
“Kim's' is one of the most unique shows to hit the air, with its focus on individual and communal growth, family, and most importantly: immigrant culture.”
“I've always just been such a big fan of the MCU and anything Marvel, really.”
“I am that person that's always felt like he wasn't enough.”
“As an Asian man in the industry, you had to know martial arts.”
“I've always had a bit of delusional confidence.”