Michelle Yeoh Quotes

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Michelle Yeoh

Profession : Actress

Birth : August 6, 1962

I stretch and do my squats when I brush my teeth.

Michelle Yeoh

Your timing has to be very accurate. I've done a lot of wire work before. I can see that experience makes a big difference.

Michelle Yeoh

On 'Far North,' we were always aware of being at the whim of mother nature. She's the biggest star in the film.

Michelle Yeoh

If you read a lot of Chinese literature, there has always been very strong women figures - warriors, swordswomen - who defended honor and loyalty with the men. So, it's not new to our culture - it's always been very much a part of it. It's good that now the Western audience would have a different image of the Chinese women.

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Body language is more fascinating to me than actual language.

Michelle Yeoh

Let's empower men and help them take a stand to stop acts of violence against women.

Michelle Yeoh

I went to the Gobi Desert, even though I had no scenes there. This is the greatness of China, the landscape, even for us.

Michelle Yeoh

My career in the movie business began in Hong Kong, my heart has always been tied to Asia, and it is immensely gratifying to see international recognition for Asian cinema as a whole.

Michelle Yeoh

When someone acknowledges you for something that they think about you, it's a huge compliment.

Michelle Yeoh

I have been presented with roles with demand not just a physical ability but mental disciplines as well. 'Memoirs of a Geisha' was not so much about physical exertion... it was much more graceful and contained than that.

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If I only get to play Malaysian roles, there wouldn't be very many roles for me to play.

Michelle Yeoh

When I watch myself on-screen, I always look for the flaws.

Michelle Yeoh

I have done many films across the globe and would love to be a part of Bollywood, but the script must have a strong character for me.

Michelle Yeoh

India is a great talent pool of actors. I see Freida Pinto making it big in Hollywood, and I am sure many others can also make it.

Michelle Yeoh

My mother is a very big cinema buff, so as a kid, we watched a lot of Indian and Malay films.

Michelle Yeoh

My grandmother had flawless skin just from using basic skincare - an old herbal remedy in the form of a white powder and cream. I don't actually know what was in it because when you're young, you're not interested in skincare, and I didn't want to walk around the house with a white face.

Michelle Yeoh

I don't like cutting my hair. I did that once, and my mum thought I was a boy.

Michelle Yeoh

We always see Aung San as a strong, tough woman. There are two stories running in parallel. You see the contradictions between the East and the West, and you see someone who does mundane and normal things - someone who's supposed to be a housewife - and then someone who's become important and imprisoned.

Michelle Yeoh

For me, beauty comes from natural happiness. I think that a woman glows, and a man, even, when they're healthy and they're happy.

Michelle Yeoh

I kick and punch quite hard, and it surprises people.

Michelle Yeoh