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.
Michelle Yeoh
I thoroughly enjoy a good hot bath. That is my ultimate luxury.
I'm not a fashion victim, and I don't closely follow trends. I dress the way I feel comfortable because, at the end of the day, you have to be comfortable.
It can only be true love when you enable your other half to be better, to be the person they're destined to be.
When you love someone, you don't try to change them.
To be a geisha, you have to have to an iron-clad layer around you - around your physical body and your heart.
Body language is more fascinating to me than actual language.
If you read a lot of Chinese literature, there has always been very strong women figures - warriors, swordswomen - who defended honor and loyalty with the men. So, it's not new to our culture - it's always been very much a part of it. It's good that now the Western audience would have a different image of the Chinese women.
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.
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.
Sometimes when I'm on the phone, someone will say, 'Yes, Mr. Yeoh.' And I'm thinking, 'I'm not Mr. Yeoh, man.'
I want to be there for all those who are left behind in this world, whether it's because they are born poor, born a woman, or born in an area affected by devastation.
I kick and punch quite hard, and it surprises people.
We have to make movies where we do not think this is for the American market or this is for the Chinese market. We have to make a good movie that anyone would just want to sit down and watch because love, language, culture transcend everything.
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.
For an actress, everything is always fine - you are looked after, you have your trailer, and everything provided. But the crew are the ones out there in the wilds all the time, hours before and after us.
I love action films, and to be able to put together 'Silver Hawk' was so exciting.
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.
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.
I was struck by Suu Kyi's warmth and generosity. No matter how petite she looks, she exudes amazing strength. More than anything else, I felt like I already knew her, like she was an old friend, because I'd been watching her so intently, and she was exactly what I had figured she would be.
Martial arts is just practice. Being a geisha requires complete control.
I went to the Gobi Desert, even though I had no scenes there. This is the greatness of China, the landscape, even for us.
My grandmother had flawless skin just from using basic skincare - an old herbal remedy in the form of a white powder and cream. I don't actually know what was in it because when you're young, you're not interested in skincare, and I didn't want to walk around the house with a white face.
Raising awareness for Nepal was and still is an important role for me.
Wai Lin is the first Bond Girl who is on a par with Bond, someone who can match up with him mentally and physically. From the moment our characters see each other, there is a wariness and a recognition that this person is not who she or he seems to be.
When it is real person, especially who means so much to millions of people, you have an obligation, you cannot take liberties, you cannot pretend to know. But we are telling the love story of Michael Aris and his wife, the story of a beautiful, lush country, and the emotions of a mother.
When men have a smile on their faces, that does a lot for me.
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.
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.
I believe that the director is really the soul. It is a collaborative effort, but the director is the one who needs to have that vision. It could be a great script, but it starts from there. You need to have good material, at least, but if you don't have someone with vision, it's just words.
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.
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'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.
Why do we have 'Transformers 5 or 6?' Because young kids will go and see it four or five times.
There is so much we can do to save lives on our roads.
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.
I gathered as much reading material about Aung San Suu Kyi and about Burma as I could. And I read every article and every book she had written. I also had 200 hours of footage of her to watch. I tried to discover who were her heroes and where he desire and strength to pursue democracy in a non-violent fashion came from.
The first one I did was an action film with Sammo Hung and George Lam, but I had the usual female role for that time: you know, damsel in distress, rescued by the hero.
I don't like cutting my hair. I did that once, and my mum thought I was a boy.
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.
If I only get to play Malaysian roles, there wouldn't be very many roles for me to play.
When I watch myself on-screen, I always look for the flaws.
I grew up in Malaysia, and Bollywood is really big there. As a result, I've grown up watching a lot of Hindi movies.
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.
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.
My mother is a very big cinema buff, so as a kid, we watched a lot of Indian and Malay films.
Beauty shouldn't be superficial and should come from within, and your eyes will tell the story.
We always see Aung San as a strong, tough woman. There are two stories running in parallel. You see the contradictions between the East and the West, and you see someone who does mundane and normal things - someone who's supposed to be a housewife - and then someone who's become important and imprisoned.
Let's empower men and help them take a stand to stop acts of violence against women.
