For our Summer issue, the star of 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' SimuLiu talks to his co-star ronnychieng about overcoming stereotypes and insecurities.
, and the Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng, with whom Liu bonded when the production shut down during the early stages of the pandemic. Stuck in a hotel in Sydney for four months, they shot hoops, worked out, and, as evidenced by the conversation that follows, made fun of each other. A lot.RONNY CHIENG: Good to see you, man. Haven’t seen you in person for a while.
, where they go back to high school and all the cool kids are actually these well-to-do, environmentally conscious, intelligent people? I came into that school wanting to be the athletic kid, and it didn’t work out at all. I spent the better part of my young life searching for people’s approval and validation, and not getting any of it.LIU: Definitely. As an actor of color, I was overlooked at every possible opportunity. I was given roles that were almost not roles.
people were the cool kids and I was the one being left out. And then you all had a reunion on the set ofand were like, “Remember the time when…” And I was like, “No, guys, I don’t remember. I wasn’t in.
, and we were just happy that anybody watched the show, so we all set up our Twitters and responded to every single person that tweeted about the show. As the profile of the show grew, and as my profile grew, and after I booked the Marvel role, I was like, “Oh, people feel like they can say anything to me.” I get a lot of opinions and backlash in ways that other actors don’t.CHIENG: Your jokes won’t come across in writing, man.
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