Lucy Liu says she jumped headfirst into thedeep end of motherhoodwithout a lot of guidance.
I didn’t have a plan.
I just thought, I want to change the conversation a little bit, she said.
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I didn’t mull it over too much.
I didn’t do a lot of research, I just pulled the trigger.
I can think myself out of something easily, she said.
If I think too much, I won’t do it.
It’s better for me to feel something and just go for it.
A lot of people read books about parenting.
I didn’t do any of that.
I was like, ‘When the child is here, I’m just going to figure it out.’
It’s hard to build common sense when you’re in a car all the time.
They’re going to smell the smells.
Liu concluded, I grew up here.
I dont take anything for granted.
I take my son on the subway all the time.
If I dont feel comfortable, Ill walk out.
I dont need to sit somewhere to be polite.
Im a person of action in that sense.
I have to trust my instincts.
Just having an awareness helps me, but I dont want to live in fear.
Im not going tonottake risks in my life.
Im just not stupid about it.
And in January she toldElleCanadaof the choice, It’s a dramatic change because it’s an emotional decision.
And even once that happens, you don’t know what’s going to follow.
I didn’t read books, and I didn’t follow certain guidelines.
I think it’s something you do, [something] you experience.
And I kept very much to myself [during that period].
This post was originally published inVanity Fair.
