Lucy Liu, Paints



We have always been of a divided mind regarding Lucy Liu. Far too often she plays "badasses" -- not unlike Jack Nicholson in the '90s and Rose McGowan always -- which turns us off. There are actors, and there are stars: Actors, like Meryl Streep and Daniel-Day Lewis, want to explore the human personality, "Stars" are fuckheads that did not get enough attention when they were children.

What is Lucy Liu.

After years of trying to figure out if Liu was of the former latter category of person, this bit of info, via Fashionweekdaily, made us smile:

As it turns out, there is little Lucy Liu can't do. The actress, whose roles run the gamut from Kill Bill to Charlie's Angels to Cashmere Mafia, has taken on a new role: painter. 'I'm premiering an exhibition of my works in Munich on May 8,' Liu said from her front-row perch alongside Clotilde Courau at the Dior show on Monday. 'I've been painting since I was 18 and have grown quite fond of the arts. Dior's clothes, in a way, are like art as well.' Part of the proceeds from the sale of the works will be donated to the United Nations Children's Fund. Liu, who as part of her work with UNICEF has been learning different languages, admitted that French was probably the most difficult to pick up. 'I'm not 10-years-old anymore,' the native New Yorker laughed. 'And there weren't many people speaking French around me in Queens.'"

Okay, we like.