Why “Hopeless” Michelle Yeoh Once Considered Stepping Away From Acting

Michelle Jo expresses her gratitude.

The Wicked star recently shared that during a low point in her career, she considered leaving acting behind—that is until Quentin Tarantino stepped in.

“I was in Hong Kong and depressed because I had a bad accident while filming a stunt,” Michelle, 62, explained during a recent appearance on The Graham Norton Showper People. “I felt hopeless and thought about the whole action thing and thought maybe I should take a step back.”

It was then that the Everything Everywhere At Once star crossed paths with Quentin, who encouraged her to continue.

“When I met [Tarantino]he was so enthusiastic,” she added, “and said that if you love something, you have to find a better way to do it.”

Michelle also shared that, while she and the Pulp Fiction Director have never worked together, Quentin revealed the hilarious why he had not cast the winner of the Academy Award in one of his biggest films.

“When I asked him Kill Bill and why hadn’t he thought of me,” said Michelle, “he said, ‘No one would believe Uma Thurman could kick your ass!’”