Michelle Yeohis aGolden Globes 2023winner!
“It’s been an amazing journey, an incredible fight to be here today,” shared Yeoh, 60, while accepting her first nomination and win.
“But I think it’s been worth it,” she continued. “I remember when I first came to Hollywood, it was a dream come true until I got here because look at this face. I came here and was told, ‘You’re a minority.’ I said I know that’s not possible.”
“Then along came the best gift,Everything Everywhere All At Once,” she continued. As the broadcast began to play her off, she joked, “Shut up, please. I can beat you up okay, I’m dead serious.”
Back in April, Yeoh echoed those feelings while speaking to PEOPLE, expressing, “Every time I make a movie, I hope theaudience discovers something newabout me.”
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“What I really enjoyed doing [inEverything Everywhere All at Once] was the physical comedy, which I’ve not really done before. You’ve seen me in martial-arts films — I’m always serene. I know exactly what I’m doing. I am the teacher, the mentor. And suddenly in this one, [my character] Evelyn Wang, she knows nothing. She’s a very ordinary, aging housewife who’s got so many troubles in her head. It was really fun.”
She added that she feels encouraged and excited about this time in her career.
“What [is special about] this moment in my career is having so many people who look like me, especially the younger generation [of Asian actors], come up to me and say, ‘Finally, I can see myself doing all these kinds of things because you are doing it,'” she said. “We have to stand up for ourselves and be courageous enough to have a voice. We deserve a voice. I think at this point in my career, that is what I’m really enjoying: the fact that we are getting more opportunities and the opportunities we deserve.”
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The 80th Golden Globe Awards ceremony is airing live on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
source: people.com
