We all learn every day, and that's the magic about film making.
— Michelle Yeoh
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.
Before you get into the mind, you have to inhabit the physicality. Body language is a great way of speaking.
On 'Far North,' we were always aware of being at the whim of mother nature. She's the biggest star in the film.
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.
The beauty about being a producer is you sit there, and you explore ideas which become a passion, which slowly becomes a reality.
Every time you do a movie, it's important for your career, your reputation.
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.
The Asia and the Pacific region is facing an epidemic of road death and injury, but we also have innovative Asian road safety solutions.
There is no guaranteed formula. And that's one of the interesting things about filmmaking. You could put $115 million in, and it doesn't guarantee success.
I always thought of myself as James Bond.
I stretch and do my squats when I brush my teeth.
When men have a smile on their faces, that does a lot for me.
Beauty shouldn't be superficial and should come from within, and your eyes will tell the story.
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.
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.
If I only get to play Malaysian roles, there wouldn't be very many roles for me to play.
Some of the martial arts films, the motivation is about martial arts. That's where it's coming from. It is a visual, commercial film, to showcase the next stunt, the biggest thing. And character development becomes a side thing.
It can only be true love when you enable your other half to be better, to be the person they're destined to be.
Body language is more fascinating to me than actual language.
In a movie, that's the only time when you're allowed these kind of fantasies to be lived. Being able to look so cool and be able to fight five bad guys and take them down. When can you do that?
I'm terrible on the phone. I just text my friends and family and say, 'Hey, I'm in town.'
As an actress, you know there are limitations on what you can do creatively.
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.
When you love someone, you don't try to change them.
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.
As a producer, what you want to do is make the next hit. But you also want to lead the audience into wanting to watch different movies. You have to vary your content.
I kick and punch quite hard, and it surprises people.
This world belongs to all of us, and all sexes should be able to live in respect and harmony.
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 don't like cutting my hair. I did that once, and my mum thought I was a boy.
My mother is a very big cinema buff, so as a kid, we watched a lot of Indian and Malay films.
I grew up in Malaysia, and Bollywood is really big there. As a result, I've grown up watching a lot of Hindi movies.
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.
Martial arts is something you can learn or pick up and think you could do really well.
San Suu's story will always involve politics, but the essence is the love story.
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.
Sometimes, being a girl away from home - it gets to you.
Martial arts is just practice. Being a geisha requires complete control.
You never know whether the subject matter will click with the audience at that particular time. I wish there was a formula, you know, 'That plus that equals success.'
'Crouching Tiger,' of course, was a very dramatic role for me, and the fighting was very serious.
There is so much we can do to save lives on our roads.
You have to have integrity.
When a movie becomes very successful, it's automatic that people will start thinking a sequel, a prequel, a quel-quel.
I thoroughly enjoy a good hot bath. That is my ultimate luxury.
Let's empower men and help them take a stand to stop acts of violence against women.
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.
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.
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.
When I watch myself on-screen, I always look for the flaws.
