A biography for Michelle Yeohhasn’t been written yet.
“I had an amazing teacher, who was Burmese, and she was living in Paris at the time, and she is one of very few who doesn't actually receive a credit in the film because she still has family over there.”
“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.”
“Action shouldn't just be seeing all those crashes. You can blow up a cathedral; next time you blow up the Great Wall of China, and then what? But when you're in love with your characters, the smallest action becomes an important action.”
“Before you get into the mind, you have to inhabit the physicality. Body language is a great way of speaking.”
“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.”
“I'm terrible on the phone. I just text my friends and family and say, 'Hey, I'm in town.'”
“When a movie becomes very successful, it's automatic that people will start thinking a sequel, a prequel, a quel-quel.”
“'Crouching Tiger,' of course, was a very dramatic role for me, and the fighting was very serious.”
“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.”
“I did ballet, piano and all that - my brother did martial arts, my passion.”
“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.”
“I don't like cutting my hair. I did that once, and my mum thought I was a boy.”
“It's so important for me to do my own stunts. The sense of achievement is so immense. But the studios don't want to take the risk.”
“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.”
“I thoroughly enjoy a good hot bath. That is my ultimate luxury.”
“It's all choreographed; it's a routine. So I told everyone I really wanted to try fighting in action films. I had no stunt experience, but I had the dance background, and I was very agile and coordinated. And the best thing about being a newcomer to acting is you can afford to try new things.”
“You never know whether the subject matter will click with the audience at that particular time. I wish there was a formula, you know, 'That plus that equals success.'”
“Martial arts is something you can learn or pick up and think you could do really well.”
“I kick and punch quite hard, and it surprises people.”
“I always thought of myself as James Bond.”