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If I only get to play Malaysian roles, there wouldn't be very many roles for me to play.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng -
As an actor, you hope to find roles that are challenging to you as an artist. Then if you are truly blessed, you will find that it also carries a message that you can impart to your audience.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng
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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.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng -
Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story, who you choose to be.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng -
And I don't feel any fear in a sense, because I have every good intention in my heart. 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.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng -
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.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng -
It's always important to understand as filmmakers that we're not making a documentary and it has to look good. It has to entertain, because otherwise your audience will switch and watch another series. It has to look better and larger than life.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng -
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.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng
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I don't like Kublai Khan, let's just kill him off!
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng -
That's the magic of filmmaking, to draw the audience into an exotic world and keep them there and keep the suspense.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng -
The most important thing is that you have really good friends and family, and when you go back to them, it's like 'what?'. You carry on as who you are.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng