Lucy Liu joins Tom Power to discuss her starring role in Steven Soderbergh's new horror thriller, Presence. The film offers a unique perspective on the haunted house genre, unfolding from the ghost's point of view. Liu shares her admiration for Soderbergh's work, the film's experimental nature, its low budget, and her journey in the entertainment industry, including her early struggles with diversity and her 'outgoing call career'. She also recounts the story of how she was discovered on the subway in New York.
The actor joins Q’s Tom Power to discuss her starring role in Soderbergh’s new horror thriller, Presence , which tells a haunted house story from the point-of-view of the ghost.Lucy Liu: Presence , experimental films, and how she got discovered on the subway, which puts a new spin on the haunted house story in that it doesn't unfold from the family's perspective, but rather from the point-of-view of the ghost.
"I feel like it interrupted my body chemistry," Liu tells Power. "It was so different from anything I had seen before…. When I saw, I was so thrown by the intimacy of that movie and myself as an audience member. I felt like I was part of that movie. I think planted the seed for independent filmmaking by creating that movie.", which she calls "a very community-oriented work.
"I just don't think I could have seen my life in any other way than through the arts," the actor tells Power. "For me, it wasn't a sacrifice. It was sort of like, do or die, right? Because I love it so much that there was no other option for me. I didn't give myself another choice." Looking forward, Liu says her career is only just now rising to a crescendo. "My story is just still in the beginning.". She also shares the story of how she was discovered on the subway in New York. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.Vivian Rashotte is a digital producer, writer and photographer for Q with Tom Power. She's also a visual artist. You can reach her at [email protected].
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