Michelle Yeoh
At the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival this week, Michelle Yeoh shut down a question about politics in the US. Michelle was born in Malaysia, and she apparently lives in Switzerland.
“I don’t think I am in the position to really talk about the political situation in the U.S., and also I cannot […] say I understand it, so it is best not to talk about something I don’t know about,” Michelle told the press when asked about the political landscape (via THR).
She added, “But I think I want to concentrate on what is important for us, which is cinema. People like to say ‘cinema is not going to survive because there are so many other things happening, the attention span is shorter,’ but I truly don’t believe that.”
Michelle then said, “I believe when you go to the cinema, that is time for you. You switch off your phones and you’ve chosen to watch something that you want, and that is the time when you can open your hearts and free your minds and have time to yourself. Cinema is a place where we all come together, we laugh, we cry, we celebrate. So it’s important to always keep that tradition alive, and I hope that’s what we are here to do.”