Simu Liu

So thank you for sharing that.

So thank you for sharing that.

So thank you for sharing that.

I mean, yeah, look, I would have done this movie for free. I would have paid to do this movie. Let's just be clear. But no, I remember auditioning over the course of auditioning for this movie, you know, and, you know, in my mind, I immediately go to, oh, are they going to cast somebody from Asia? Are they going to cast, you know, a national champion martial artist or something?

I mean, yeah, look, I would have done this movie for free. I would have paid to do this movie. Let's just be clear. But no, I remember auditioning over the course of auditioning for this movie, you know, and, you know, in my mind, I immediately go to, oh, are they going to cast somebody from Asia? Are they going to cast, you know, a national champion martial artist or something?

I mean, yeah, look, I would have done this movie for free. I would have paid to do this movie. Let's just be clear. But no, I remember auditioning over the course of auditioning for this movie, you know, and, you know, in my mind, I immediately go to, oh, are they going to cast somebody from Asia? Are they going to cast, you know, a national champion martial artist or something?

You know, what is the story that they want to tell here? It didn't necessarily feel like, you know, immediately apparent that it was going to be the kind of story that it was. But then, you know, Destin Daniel Cretton being attached as director, I think, informed a lot of the direction that I think the studio wanted to go with it, which, you Because I do think that the movie is for everyone.

You know, what is the story that they want to tell here? It didn't necessarily feel like, you know, immediately apparent that it was going to be the kind of story that it was. But then, you know, Destin Daniel Cretton being attached as director, I think, informed a lot of the direction that I think the studio wanted to go with it, which, you Because I do think that the movie is for everyone.

You know, what is the story that they want to tell here? It didn't necessarily feel like, you know, immediately apparent that it was going to be the kind of story that it was. But then, you know, Destin Daniel Cretton being attached as director, I think, informed a lot of the direction that I think the studio wanted to go with it, which, you Because I do think that the movie is for everyone.

But, you know, it's just really incredible that Destin was able to find a way in and to, you know, tell the story about a flawed but ultimately human character who, you know, is running away from who he is and running away from his parents and eventually chooses to embrace it but on his terms. Yeah.

But, you know, it's just really incredible that Destin was able to find a way in and to, you know, tell the story about a flawed but ultimately human character who, you know, is running away from who he is and running away from his parents and eventually chooses to embrace it but on his terms. Yeah.

But, you know, it's just really incredible that Destin was able to find a way in and to, you know, tell the story about a flawed but ultimately human character who, you know, is running away from who he is and running away from his parents and eventually chooses to embrace it but on his terms. Yeah.

I remember being kind of 23 years old and deciding that I was going to be an actor. I mean, that catalyzed a moment of extreme tension with my parents and so We would not speak to each other for long periods of time. I think it was very, very difficult for my parents to understand that choice.

I remember being kind of 23 years old and deciding that I was going to be an actor. I mean, that catalyzed a moment of extreme tension with my parents and so We would not speak to each other for long periods of time. I think it was very, very difficult for my parents to understand that choice.

I remember being kind of 23 years old and deciding that I was going to be an actor. I mean, that catalyzed a moment of extreme tension with my parents and so We would not speak to each other for long periods of time. I think it was very, very difficult for my parents to understand that choice.

So, yeah, when Kim's Convenience came along, it was originally a play, actually, and I'd watched the stage play before auditioning for the show. But...

So, yeah, when Kim's Convenience came along, it was originally a play, actually, and I'd watched the stage play before auditioning for the show. But...

So, yeah, when Kim's Convenience came along, it was originally a play, actually, and I'd watched the stage play before auditioning for the show. But...

The play left me in tears because really the first time that I had seen that parent-child dynamic play out on stage and was so true to life, it was so relatable to what I had been through and what I was going through even in that moment that I was just overwhelmed. I remember sitting in my seat crying and crying. And realizing that that's what it felt like to have art that you could connect with.

The play left me in tears because really the first time that I had seen that parent-child dynamic play out on stage and was so true to life, it was so relatable to what I had been through and what I was going through even in that moment that I was just overwhelmed. I remember sitting in my seat crying and crying. And realizing that that's what it felt like to have art that you could connect with.