Michelle Yeoh felt pressure to retire before Everything, Everywhere

star of long as 007 – Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and Crazy Rich (2018), Michelle Yeoh revealed that he has already received several hints about retirement before his most recent works. In an interview with the podcast The Envelope (via NME), the actress also stated that the pressure only came to an end with Everything Everywhere at the Same Time.

In the long, yeoh lives different versions of the protagonist Evelyn Quan Wang — and was even nominated for dozens of acting awards. Before conquering the Golden Globe in Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy on paper, however, Michelle she even felt pressured by the idea of ​​retirement.

“You know, as you get older, the roles get smaller. It seems like the numbers go up and these things get narrow and then you start getting pushed further and further to the side. So, when ‘Everything in Everywhere’ came… it was very emotional, because it means that you are the one leading this whole process, the one telling the story,” he said.

According to the actress, no one ever encouraged her retirement “with all the words”, but the idea was suggested to her several times, even if indirectly. “You know, as you get older, people start saying, ‘Oh yeah, you should retire. You should do this’. No, guys. Don’t tell me what to do. I should be in control, right?”, she narrated her.

Right away, Michelle cited artists like Reese Witherspoon It is Nicole Kidman, who, in his opinion, created their own production companies “because they saw that too.” Fortunately, yeoh did not accept the hints and starred Everything Everywhere at the Same Time — even though the role was written for a man, and Jackie Chan has refused it.