Jet Li Remembers Aaliyah's Support During 'Romeo Must Die' Filming, Says She's 'Always in My Heart'
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Angela Andaloro
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Summary
Jet Li reflects on his time working with Aaliyah on the 2000 film 'Romeo Must Die,' which was his first leading role in Hollywood. He recalls how Aaliyah patiently worked with him line by line for days to develop their on-screen relationship. Li shares these memories while promoting his new book, 'Beyond Life and Death: The Way of True Freedom,' and expresses that Aaliyah remains 'always in my heart.'
Key quotes
· 3 pulledFor me, Romeo Must Die was a very important movie in my career in Hollywood. It was the first time the studio gave me a chance in my first leading role.
Aaliyah worked with me, line by line. We worked together for days on how to act, how to have a relationship on the screen.
After our days of shoot
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