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Michelle Yeoh on Oscar nom: ‘Shocking, overwhelming and very emotional’

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I Don't Know Mandarin, but I Can Read Mandarin

Crazy Rich Asians was obviously kind of a breakthrough film in terms of representation. It lit the fire, right? I don't know. There was no fire for so long. The last movies was Joy Lock Club, and that was 26 years ago before Crazy Rich Asians. Since then, it's been good supporting roles, even for Star Trek Discovery. And they bumped me up with the younger generation. She is an unforgettable character because she balanced the story. Oh, wow. That could be a college course where you just talk about these individual movies. You are going to learn, and you're going to learn it well. Period. Moving on"

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