Michelle Yeoh received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute on Saturday.During her acceptance speech, the Crazy Rich Asians star teased that the school had 'made my mother the happiest mother in the world today.''I think now she actually thinks I'm an adult with a real job,' she joked. 'I had to keep telling her, "I'm not a real doctor, I don't write prescriptions, mom." But she can go around telling everyone, "My daughter is a doctor."' Major honor: Michelle Yeoh received an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute on Saturday Graduation attire: The 60-year-old Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star donned black graduation robes and a brown sash on her shouldersYeoh was joined onstage by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert who directed her recent film Everything Everywhere All at Once.The Tomorrow Never Dies actress went on to talk about taking up acting after injuries derailed her ballet career.
She began to learn how to be an action star at a gym with stuntmen – where they taught her to fall. 'I was convinced I was being pranked.
I was like, 'When do I get to do the real stuff: the jumping kick, the roundhouse kick?'' she revealed. Sweet: During her acceptance speech, the Crazy Rich Asians star teased that the school had 'made my mother the happiest mother in the world today 'I think now she actually thinks I'm an adult with a real job,' she joked.
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