Lucy Liu Admits That Her 10-Year-Old Son Rockwell Lloyd ‘Does Not Know How Cool’ She Is

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The actress calls her son her “greatest teacher” and says she hopes he’s “proud” of her

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00:00Now it's to sit down with Lucy Liu.

00:02Hi, Lucy!

00:03Your new movie, Rosemead, has everyone buzzing,

00:06and rightfully so.

00:07It gives so much with this depiction of mental illness,

00:10family bonds, the Chinese-American community,

00:12and friendship.

00:13What does playing this character and the story mean to you?

00:16The story is important because it is something that happened,

00:21and it happened 10 years ago, which is not that long ago,

00:27and it should not have happened.

00:30And I think that there's so many stories that we have

00:34that have not been told.

00:36There's no movie or television series

00:40that talks about the love of the mother and son

00:44and mental health and all the things that go along with it

00:47in our entire lexicon of there's no filmography

00:51that has this and lists it.

00:53And I think that's terrible and also terrifying.

00:57How does this movie reflect your growth as an actor?

01:00I don't know if it's growth as much as the variety

01:05or the possibilities.

01:07And that's exciting to me because it's something

01:10that I've always had, and I just have not had the opportunity

01:13to lead a movie in the 30-plus career that I've had.

01:19My heart is bursting with gratitude to be able to tell this story

01:24and to be able to bring this, I guess, to my community

01:27and to also understand that it's a universal message

01:30and that people connect to it and they feel the movie.

01:35In addition to a very successful career in entertainment,

01:38you also went to the White House last year

01:40to celebrate Asian-American representation,

01:42and now you're receiving a CCA AAPI Trailblazer Award.

01:46Does your son Rockwell know how cool his mom is?

01:49And what is something you hope your work inspires

01:51or instills in him?

01:53He does not know how cool I am.

01:55He knows that I can make a killer piece of chicken

01:59and I can heat up a nice lasagna, you know,

02:02like basic mom stuff.

02:05I think the first thing he's ever seen

02:07and probably the only thing he's ever seen

02:09live-action wise is Red One.

02:11He was nine and he was probably just a little bit

02:14under the gun to watch that,

02:16but now after he's gotten over kind of some

02:18of the scary creatures, he really loves it.

02:20I hope that he is proud of me.

02:23I love him dearly.

02:24He is my greatest teacher.

02:26I say that all the time because I've never learned so much

02:30in such a short period of time.

02:32And I thought I knew it all when I was 16,

02:34so wow, what's happening?

02:38What was the biggest honor, Lucy?

02:40Being asked to represent at the White House

02:42or being name-checked in a Destiny's Child song?

02:44Lucy knew.

02:45I feel like Destiny's Child got paid,

02:47so I can't give them credit,

02:49even though they're incredible.

02:51But I think going to the White House

02:53and going through security like 17 times

02:55just to get through the door was kind of a big deal.

02:58So I'm going to go with the White House.

03:00I'm going to choose the White House.

03:02Okay, we're going to put 10 seconds on the clock.

03:04Tell everyone why Rosemead is a must-see.

03:07Ready? Go.

03:08Rosemead is a personal journey for all of us.

03:11When people are thinking about their lives,

03:14they think about, should I have made more money?

03:16Should I have had a bigger house?

03:18No, they think about what was my impact?

03:20What did I leave behind?

03:21And this movie is something that I am really proud

03:24to leave behind.

03:25I'm really proud of you.

03:30And this movie is a wonderful day.

03:31And this movie is not just the day of our minds.

03:34And this movie is a part of our minds,

03:35which I'll have to have a better life.

03:36And I'm really proud of you.

03:37And I'm going to take a few minutes to watch each other.

03:40I'm pretty sure.

03:41So I'm just going to keep you in mind.

03:41I'm not going to keep you in mind,

03:42with the new ideas of the day.

03:44And you're going to focus on the day.

03:46And I'm going to take a great job.

03:47And you're going to be the best,

03:48if you're going to watch the deepness upgrade.

03:50And there's going to be a good idea.

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