Michelle Yeoh says ‘Crazy’ fans hug her in the street
LOS ANGELES: Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh has disclosed that fans come up and hug her in the street following the success of Crazy Rich Asians.
She told newsmen: “That feeling of love and feel-good keeps spreading. It’s been phenomenal, it’s been so empowering because constantly – not just here in America – I have had Asians who come up to me and hug me and say ‘Thank you’.
“Because they feel we have been included. We are seen on the big silver screen, we’re not invisible anymore. Our lives matter, who we are matter.
“It’s a fact – we have nerds, we have quirky characters, over-thetop rich, we have the elegant, the good-looking, across the board.
“But the most important is they’re included but not just a token, not a stereotype because we need an Asian to make the diverse look. Their stories, their dreams and hopes are being expressed.”
Michelle is known for her spunk.
When studio tycoon husband Dickson Poon forbade her from continuing to act, she divorced him in 1992. And she has never looked back.
Michelle, 56, starred in Hong Kong action films in the 1990s as well as in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies in 1997.
During the Hollywood Film Awards in Los Angeles last Sunday, Michelle held court with frank comments. Crazy Rich Asians won the breakout ensemble prize.
She credits the success of Crazy Rich Asians to its ability to cross generational divides.
Her role in the film as the mother of British-Malaysian star Henry Golding won universal acclaim and has led some critics to tip her for an Oscar nomination.
Michelle said a nod would be “mind-blowing”, adding: “Even just the talk of it is big. You do it and you hope, because I always believed the Oscars were there because it’s your peers appreciating all what you do.”
That feeling of love and feel-good keeps spreading. It’s been phenomenal, it’s been so empowering because constantly – not just here in America – I have had Asians who come up to me and hug me and say ‘Thank you’ Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh, actress