For me, the director is the most important thing. He is steering the boat. If you don’t trust him, you won’t be able to give him your all. Michelle Yeoh Read Quote
When you face up to bad things in the past, the most important thing is not to allow them to happen today or in the future, and as storytellers, we must play our part in that. Michelle Yeoh Read Quote
I have very supportive parents who said, ‘Go and do what you want to do. Home is always here for you, and if you don’t like it out there, come back. You can always do something different.’ So when you have an option like that, you are able to choose roles or choose the things you want to be in. Michelle Yeoh Read Quote
We have to make movies where we do not think this is for the American market or this is for the Chinese market. We have to make a good movie that anyone would just want to sit down and watch because love, language, culture transcend everything. Michelle Yeoh Read Quote
If you were ever a ballerina, you know the pain: just to be able to look like it’s all so light, but when they take off their shoes, it’s all bloody. Michelle Yeoh Read Quote
It’s very important that I’m approaching a character that I’ve either not played before, or I can give it a different take. Michelle Yeoh Read Quote
I believe that the director is really the soul. It is a collaborative effort, but the director is the one who needs to have that vision. It could be a great script, but it starts from there. You need to have good material, at least, but if you don’t have someone with vision, it’s just words. Michelle Yeoh Read Quote
I’ve taken this year to concentrate fully on the promotion of ‘The Lady.’ This movie has been so meaningful; until we have premiered in every part of the world and encouraged as many people as possible to shine the spotlight on the Burmese people and Daw Suu, I will not have a next project. Michelle Yeoh Read Quote
I want to be there for all those who are left behind in this world, whether it’s because they are born poor, born a woman, or born in an area affected by devastation. Michelle Yeoh Read Quote
The Lady’ is an incredible love story about how a family was cut off from each other, about sacrifice, about the ability to put the needs of million of people before your own. Michelle Yeoh Read Quote
