- Michelle Yeoh is reiterating the notion that senior women shouldn’t be written off from major acting roles.
- Yeoh thanked the film’s co-directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for allowing her the chance to work.
- Yeoh noted on the show, “You know, the roles get smaller as you get older.”
Michelle Yeoh is reiterating the notion that senior women shouldn’t be written off from major acting roles. Yeoh, 60, thanked the film’s co-directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for allowing her the chance to work in a lead part nearly four decades into her playing career during her interview on The Envelope podcast of The Los Angeles Times.
Yeoh noted on the show, “You know, the roles get smaller as you get older.” “It feels like the numbers increase, these gaps close, and you start getting pushed to the margins more and more,” the speaker said.
“People start telling you to retire as you get older, you know. Do this, you ought to. You ought to -” No, dudes. Tell me not what to do, “Added Yeoh. I should have control over my abilities, right?
When asked if anyone had ever suggested Yeoh retire before Everything Everywhere, the actress said women in Hollywood “had to be wise about” their professions as they get older to avoid being left behind by the industry.
Why would they dare to say that in so many words, right? They don’t say it in so many terms. Yeoh spoke with podcaster Mark Olsen. “But what happens when you’re just sitting there and don’t get the roles?”
Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman were mentioned by Yeoh as examples of actresses who began producing their own projects in order to remain active in the field.
“Because they are not going to wait at the sidelines. Because they saw that coming as well,” she said. “You have to be smart about it. And if you don’t make it happen and you wait, then you could be waiting for a very long time.”
“So no one has actually said, ‘Oh, well, you know, you’re getting to be that age,’ ” Yeoh added, noting that she wants filmmakers to view older women in the industry “as great actors and actors who can help you tell your story.”
Yeoh previously discussed her opinions on how Hollywood regards women as they become older in an interview with CBS Sunday Mornings from January.
“I’ve had a truly amazing career. However, you don’t want it to abruptly slow down or come to a stop just because you’ve reached a particular age “She spoke. “And then you start to see scripts where the protagonist is still in his 50s, 60s, or even older. They then get to accompany your daughter on the excursion.”
Then, Yeoh continued, “you’re like, ‘No, c’mon guys, give me a chance. “Because I still feel capable of doing all that,”
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