Dame Helen Mirren gave Lucy Liu the best advice she’s ever received.
Lucy Liu has heaped praise on Dame Helen Mirren
The 56-year-old actress has heaped praise on the Oscar-winning star, describing Helen as a “wonderful, magical person”.
Asked to recall the best advice she’s ever received, Lucy told Empire magazine: “‘Stay exactly who you are, fired up and ready to go.’ It was from Helen Mirren.
“She is a wonderful, magical person. We were just texting each other.”
Lucy observed that Helen’s advice really struck a chord with her.
The Hollywood star explained: “Often people give you advice that doesn’t reflect who you are and tell you to act in a different way, like, ‘Relax and take it easy.’ Helen said, ‘No, you are perfect as you are: fired up and ready to go.’ It really struck me.”
Lucy has also confessed to being a huge admirer of Sir Michael Caine. And she recalled being starstruck when she met the award-winning actor for the first time, following the release of ‘Ally McBeal’ in the late 90s.
Lucy – who played Ling Woo in the legal comedy-drama series – shared: “When I went to a party for the Oscars, I saw Michael Caine there with his wife.
“I was so tremendously moved that they came up to me and he said he was a really big fan of ‘Ally McBeal’.”
Lucy was amazed to discover that the British actor was a fan of the American TV show.
The actress now looks back on the meeting as a “huge moment” in her career.
The New York-born star continued: “I was very shocked, because he was someone who was such a huge…
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