Lucy Liu Honored at Gold House Gala: ‘You Have Made Me Feel Proud. I Feel Like It’s Been Very Lonely’
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Lucy Liu was honored with the Legend award at the third annual Gold House Gold Gala on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Liu delivered a passionate speech after accepting the award from Regina King. “What I love about Regina is that she always makes choices that are for her,” Liu told the audience. “When I started over 30 years ago, there weren’t a lot of choices that I could make for myself.” Liu — whose credits include “Ally McBeal,” “Elementary,” “Kill Bill Vol.
1,” “Charlie’s Angels” and Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence” — talked about having to make casting decisions “because of limitations.” She said, “I love that we are all here tonight because there is no ceiling, and I’ve never seen that for myself.
I want us to all collectively understand how special this moment is that we are together as a community. I share this award with you because you have lifted me up, you have given me strength, you have made me so proud.
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