120 Quotes by Michelle Yeoh

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

I gravitate towards roles where women find strength in very difficult, uncompromising situations but maintain clarity in mind, discipline at heart, and a certain strength in spirit.