Michelle Yeoh Quotes

I don't plan to go out and do action or not do action.

It's very important for us all to understand that we are interconnected and we need to hold hands together, especially when the going gets tough.

I grew up in Malaysia, and Bollywood is really big there. As a result, I've grown up watching a lot of Hindi movies.

There might never be another 'Crouching Tiger.' There might be something that's even better than 'Crouching Tiger.'

Why do we have 'Transformers 5 or 6?' Because young kids will go and see it four or five times.

Martial arts is something you can learn or pick up and think you could do really well.

In one take, I had to do 24 combat sequences, which is hard. It makes you think, 'I'd better get on my toes again.'

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.

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.

There is so much we can do to save lives on our roads.

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

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

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

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.

Raising awareness for Nepal was and still is an important role for me.

I have people who love me and people that I love and a man that I love. So in that sense, I feel that I'm pretty well rounded.

'Crouching Tiger,' of course, was a very dramatic role for me, and the fighting was very serious.

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

We all learn every day, and that's the magic about film making.

Beauty shouldn't be superficial and should come from within, and your eyes will tell the story.

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

When you love someone, you don't try to change them.

Before you get into the mind, you have to inhabit the physicality. Body language is a great way of speaking.

Every time you do a movie, it's important for your career, your reputation.

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.

To be a geisha, you have to have to an iron-clad layer around you - around your physical body and your heart.

As an actress, you know there are limitations on what you can do creatively.

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

You have to have integrity.

I'm terrible on the phone. I just text my friends and family and say, 'Hey, I'm in town.'

I always thought of myself as James Bond.

When a movie becomes very successful, it's automatic that people will start thinking a sequel, a prequel, a quel-quel.

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

Martial arts is just practice. Being a geisha requires complete control.

It's our responsibility as filmmakers to tell a story that's a human drama.

When I made my first film, it was just an adventure. But after my first movie, I guess I got more of a feeling of what was happening around me.

Movies cater to what the audiences want.

The Asia and the Pacific region is facing an epidemic of road death and injury, but we also have innovative Asian road safety solutions.

Every time I choose to do a movie, I make the decision because of what I think I can learn from it.

Body language is more fascinating to me than actual language.

I thoroughly enjoy a good hot bath. That is my ultimate luxury.

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 did ballet, piano and all that - my brother did martial arts, my passion.

They won't take you seriously because you are a girl. These guys had to understand that you are just as tough as them, and you have to take them on.

Jackie Chan is like a big bro to me.

Sometimes, being a girl away from home - it gets to you.

Unfortunately, many parents reject helmets for their kids out of a mistaken perception that helmets are unsafe for children.

Playing a sinner is very liberating!

When men have a smile on their faces, that does a lot for me.

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

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.

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

I love my martial arts and action movies. They give another dimension to the acting world: the emotional plus the physical.

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

As producers, we can influence where the budget goes, but only the director really controls what tone, what type of movie you are trying to make.

In Europe and America, you never see a director pick up a camera. They all sit behind monitors.

I love action films, and to be able to put together 'Silver Hawk' was so exciting.

I believe all of us want to do good for our country.

I think that learning Burmese has to have been one of the most challenging things that I have had to do for a movie.

This world belongs to all of us, and all sexes should be able to live in respect and harmony.

When you're a teenager, you could do a lot more crazy things, and your body recovers faster.

As an actor, you can't just imitate someone. You have to get under her skin.

Sometimes when I'm on the phone, someone will say, 'Yes, Mr. Yeoh.' And I'm thinking, 'I'm not Mr. Yeoh, man.'

In many ways, I feel I'm still as physically fit as I was 20 years ago because I've always been athletic.

San Suu's story will always involve politics, but the essence is the love story.

I believe we are all born equal. You know, we are, whether you're a boy or a girl, you should have the same equal rights.

The beauty about being a producer is you sit there, and you explore ideas which become a passion, which slowly becomes a reality.

Acting is not just impersonating your character.

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.

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.

It can only be true love when you enable your other half to be better, to be the person they're destined to be.