Overview
- Lucy Liu told W Magazine that her first 'cinematic crush' was C. Thomas Howell after seeing him in The Outsiders.
- She recalled taping a teen-magazine photo of Howell to her wood-paneled wall when she was growing up.
- Decades later, Liu and Howell worked together on season 4 of the TV drama Southland.
- Liu said she never told Howell about the crush because she felt too embarrassed while they were playing tough cops.
- Howell portrayed Ponyboy in the 1983 film The Outsiders, and on Southland he appeared in 27 episodes as Officer Dewey Dudek while Liu appeared in 10 as Officer Jessica Tang.