Simu Liu

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.

And getting to play Zhang and getting to act out his dynamic with his Amma and his Appa, I think, helped me make a lot of sense of... What my parents are going through, right? And I think that actually set the stage for our reconciliation quite nicely. Not only in that it gave me consistent work as an actor and so kind of made my parents actually kind of realize that I was going to do this.

And getting to play Zhang and getting to act out his dynamic with his Amma and his Appa, I think, helped me make a lot of sense of... What my parents are going through, right? And I think that actually set the stage for our reconciliation quite nicely. Not only in that it gave me consistent work as an actor and so kind of made my parents actually kind of realize that I was going to do this.

And getting to play Zhang and getting to act out his dynamic with his Amma and his Appa, I think, helped me make a lot of sense of... What my parents are going through, right? And I think that actually set the stage for our reconciliation quite nicely. Not only in that it gave me consistent work as an actor and so kind of made my parents actually kind of realize that I was going to do this.

Sure, yeah, yeah, yeah. It was quite a big deal in Canada before it was kind of blown up to a global audience with Netflix. But the other part of it was, I think, through the characters, we were learning about each other. You know, I was learning about

Sure, yeah, yeah, yeah. It was quite a big deal in Canada before it was kind of blown up to a global audience with Netflix. But the other part of it was, I think, through the characters, we were learning about each other. You know, I was learning about

Sure, yeah, yeah, yeah. It was quite a big deal in Canada before it was kind of blown up to a global audience with Netflix. But the other part of it was, I think, through the characters, we were learning about each other. You know, I was learning about

What my parents were going through, through the Amma and Appa character, and they were learning about what I was going through and what I wanted through the Jung character. And it kind of brought us closer together, which I will always be so endlessly grateful for, among other things.

What my parents were going through, through the Amma and Appa character, and they were learning about what I was going through and what I wanted through the Jung character. And it kind of brought us closer together, which I will always be so endlessly grateful for, among other things.

What my parents were going through, through the Amma and Appa character, and they were learning about what I was going through and what I wanted through the Jung character. And it kind of brought us closer together, which I will always be so endlessly grateful for, among other things.

Feeling pretty good. They're both retired. My dad retired at age 60. He retired during the pandemic. He didn't necessarily feel like he would have to spend, you know, time supporting me. And he was like, I think I'm going to be okay. So he was able to retire. My mother retired.

Feeling pretty good. They're both retired. My dad retired at age 60. He retired during the pandemic. He didn't necessarily feel like he would have to spend, you know, time supporting me. And he was like, I think I'm going to be okay. So he was able to retire. My mother retired.

Feeling pretty good. They're both retired. My dad retired at age 60. He retired during the pandemic. He didn't necessarily feel like he would have to spend, you know, time supporting me. And he was like, I think I'm going to be okay. So he was able to retire. My mother retired.

retired uh very very shortly after that and now they kind of just travel the world and they don't they don't uh experience any more anxiety about having to uh you know subsidize my life or support me so um it's uh it's it's a wonderful kind of happy ending for them i think they're Every time I talk to them, they've always kind of just come back from a cruise or are just about to go on a cruise.

retired uh very very shortly after that and now they kind of just travel the world and they don't they don't uh experience any more anxiety about having to uh you know subsidize my life or support me so um it's uh it's it's a wonderful kind of happy ending for them i think they're Every time I talk to them, they've always kind of just come back from a cruise or are just about to go on a cruise.

retired uh very very shortly after that and now they kind of just travel the world and they don't they don't uh experience any more anxiety about having to uh you know subsidize my life or support me so um it's uh it's it's a wonderful kind of happy ending for them i think they're Every time I talk to them, they've always kind of just come back from a cruise or are just about to go on a cruise.

I think they're due to like be in the Caribbean like next week or something. And, you know, it's some cruel reversal of roles being on set on a 16-hour night shoot and, you know, having your parents send you photos of them on vacation, right? on your phone. It is a really ironic kind of role reversal situation, but I'm very, very glad.

I think they're due to like be in the Caribbean like next week or something. And, you know, it's some cruel reversal of roles being on set on a 16-hour night shoot and, you know, having your parents send you photos of them on vacation, right? on your phone. It is a really ironic kind of role reversal situation, but I'm very, very glad.

I think they're due to like be in the Caribbean like next week or something. And, you know, it's some cruel reversal of roles being on set on a 16-hour night shoot and, you know, having your parents send you photos of them on vacation, right? on your phone. It is a really ironic kind of role reversal situation, but I'm very, very glad.

Thank you so much for having me.