From ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ and ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’: This Was Michelle Yeoh’s Road to the Oscar

filming of Everything, everywhere, all at oncethe band that won the last Oscars for Best Pictureculminating a day before the start of quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020.

“We were very lucky. The last day of the night shoot; the next morning closed. We finished the day of confinement,” recalled actress Michelle Yeoh, who also won in the best actress category (over Cate Blanchett). A24 podcasts, produced by the company behind the hit movie, which won seven Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12.

The movie, directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinertnicknamed the Danielsplays with the concept of the multiverse in a story about a woman who can’t pay her taxes (Yeoh), but who discovers her own power through other realities. Ecuador, Everything, everywhere, all at once is available in the Prime Video catalog.

This is a summary of some of the revealing answers from the 60-year-old actresswho also played Crazy rich Asians (2018) and Memories of a Geisha (2005).

– About the production process: “The Daniels they had a big blackboard so we could compare. (…) So they had it all figured out, because this (the plot) can’t happen randomly. Everything had to be thought through, planned very, very carefully.. A24 believed in us, in this crazy movie; they stuck to it and never said, ‘Let’s put it in.’ stream’. It’s a movie where you have to be locked in your seat; You can’t distract yourself, because it’s already so broken that you have to fasten”.

– Discover another post in the story: “In the center this is very sincere and authentic story about an asian immigrant family, which everyone can relate to, and it resonates very, very deeply with so many people, on so many different levels. That’s why it’s beautiful. A very ordinary family becomes so extraordinary and can save the universe. Yes! And it’s so inspiring on so many levels.”

– The reception of the public: “We’ve had reactions since its release. Those of my generation come forward and say, ‘It’s okay, I really don’t understand your movie. But my daughter, from whom I was separated for a while, called me after she saw your movie. and I said: I think we should talk‘. And that’s what you hope our movies will do: influence them in some way..

– Connect with the new generation: “The young people did not know me. If you think about it crouching tiger (2000), which was about 20 years ago. They probably weren’t even conceived yet. But now they come to me, they walk up to me and they say, ‘You’re great. Can we take a selfie with you?’ I mean, that turns my world upside down. Or they just come up to you and hold your hand and just look at you, and you can tell they’re so excited they can’t talk”.

– Keep betting on the original: “Being original is one thing… We keep hearing the ‘You know, you have to be original.’ But trying to be really original and keeping that originality is one of the most important tasks, because A24 (film production company) really helped us. They didn’t give us notes that said, ‘What? what about the fingers hot dog?’”.