“You know, as you get older, the roles get smaller.
“You know, as you get older, people start saying, ‘Oh yeah, you should retire.
You should do this.
Michelle Yeoh.Rich Polk/NBC via Getty Images
You should…’ No, guys.
Do not tell me what to do,” she continued.
“I should be in control of what I am capable of, right?”
Michelle Yeoh in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’.Allyson Riggs/A24
“The first thing is you feel like, ‘Finally, thank you.
“As an actor, you need the opportunity.
You need the role that will help you showcase what you are capable to do.”
“Instead, she said, ‘Why do you look so old?
You should look like the film where you had the ballgown on!’
I’m like, ‘Oh my God.’
