Lucy Liu just revealed how she feels of her beef with Bill Murray.
The 56-year-old star previously called out the 74-year-old comedian and actor on the set of Charlie’s Angels for using “inexcusable and unacceptable” language towards her.
Despite her being the least established lead cast in the 2000 film, Liu did not hesitate in speaking up.
Revealing why she believed it was important to voice her concerns, she told The Guardian, “I really didn’t think about it. I would have done that in any situation.”
“I think when I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself. It’s an innate thing to do if you feel there’s injustice, and I always feel that way,” the Kung Fu Panda star added.
The actress admitted that she has never been someone who would stay quiet in these situations but acknowledges how it would have been “much easier” if she had.
“If I was, it would have been a much easier road. But because I’ve never been that person, we had to find a way,” she said.
The Kill Bill actress continued, “I think there has never been an easy road, for me and for us [other Asian American actors] – and I say ‘us’, because I really think it’s a group effort.”
Liu is also grateful that she has a “sense of self” that helped her dodge complex situations during her career in the 1990s, explaining, “[I was] aware that some situations were not safe, and not to get involved in that.”
She further noted, “I think having that sense of self saved me from a lot of probably bad situations of either being taken advantage of, or what people would think is quid pro quo. “[When you’re younger, it’s hard to hell the difference between] ‘Oh, this person really likes me,’ and ‘This is not good. This is not what you think it is. This is not a relationship.’”
“Everyone has an instinct, and I don’t know that everyone listens to it, but that’s one thing that I’ve always been able to channel and connect with,” Lucy Liu concluded.
