120 Quotes by Michelle Yeoh

We tried really hard to get things right, to honor and respect the tradition of the geisha.

We've talked about it. I've been married before. We'll stay together as long as we're happy. We don't necessarily have to get married. Marriage is a bonus. Being together is enough. I also like to be independent.

There are so many elements in the movie industry that I am just beginning to learn about. As an actor you are well-protected.

We had to learn in just six weeks what geishas spend their whole lives learning. There were seven torture rooms, ... But we were lucky that Kaori and Ken were there to keep an eye on us to make sure we were doing it properly. Please forgive us if we did anything wrong.

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

They have an amazing team ... I've wanted to work with these people for a long while.

All of us understand we are here and our movie has done exceedingly well.

It's tough on a different level. This is not a physical movie, in that sense, but I think the mental torture of this movie was much harder. I'd rather run on rooftops; that's easy to do.

Doing a movie like 'Memoirs' was good in the sense that it tickled me into thinking, 'Well, maybe I have to be a little more feminine.' But after two hours of that, I said, 'Fine, OK, I did that,'