Michelle Yeoh Reveals The Reason Quentin Tarantino Didn't Cast Her In 'Kill Bill'

Emily Ratajkowski is one of the biggest supermodels in the industry as she has landed Vogue shoots and posed for Versace.But on Monday evening it was revealed that the beauty is actually on the more petite side when it comes to the supermodel world. While standing next to Karlie Kloss, Shalom Harlow, Irina Shayk and Liya Kebede - as well as two other pals - Emily seemed more diminutive. Good things come in small packages: Emily Ratajkowski is on the more petite side when it comes to the supermodel world.

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Quentin Tarantino and Michelle Yeoh have a friendship that goes back decades. Tarantino has been outspoken in the past about his support for Yeoh and even credited her performance in the 1992 "Police Story 3" as being an influence in Uma Thurman’s character The Bride in "Kill Bill." Since Yeoh knew she was an inspiration for the film, she confronted Tarantino on why she was not cast in the 2003 classic. Michelle Yeoh, left, revealed why she was not cast alongside Uma Thurman in "Kill Bill." (Getty Images) "I asked Quentin the same question," Yeoh said in an interview with Town & Country.

As a self-proclaimed Michelle Yeoh super-fan, it’d make sense that Quentin Tarantino would want the actress in his “Kill Bill” films, right? After all, Tarantino cites Yeoh’s performance in Jackie Chan‘s 1992 action comedy “Police Story 3” as one of the main influences behind Uma Thurman‘s The Bride.

Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, after asking the director herself.According to Tarantino, the 1992 action film Supercop, starring Yeoh and Jackie Chan, was a source of inspiration for Uma Thurman during filming on the 2003 martial arts film.The director also encouraged Yeoh to come out of retirement after she suffered an on-set injury filming 1996’s The Stunt Woman. “I must say, Quentin, he’s persistent,” Yeoh told Town & Country.

Michelle Yeoh has been making movies in Hollywood for decades, like 1987's Easy Money, 1997's Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and 2018's Crazy Rich Asians.But before she hit the silver screen, the star was a beauty pageant contestant, which she discussed in the September issue of Town & Country magazine, which is on newsstands August 23.'I'm a little competitive by nature,' the School For Good And Evil star shared about winning the 1983 Miss Malaysia pageant at age 21 before joking, 'I think the judges were blind.' A classic: Michelle Yeoh has been making movies in Hollywood for decades, like 1987's Easy Money, 1997's Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies and 2018's Crazy Rich Asians. She talked her career to the September issue of Town & CountryYeoh's mother is the one who entered her in the contest. When asked if her mother takes credit for her career, Yeoh says, 'All the time! She always tells me, "It's me, I created her, I gave her this," and I'm like, "Yes, Mom."' Her second pageant was Miss World, where she walked across the stage wearing a traditional gold and green costume.She did compete again after that.  Beauty babe: efore she hit the silver screen, the star was a beauty pageant contestant In the center: 'I'm a little competitive by nature,' the star shared about winning the 1983 Miss Malaysia pageant before joking, 'I think the judges were blind' Good mom: Yeoh's mother is the one who entered her in the contest.

Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” hit the multiplexes in 1994, few could predict the effects the kinetic, darkly comedic adventure would have on the film business. More than a quarter-century later, the movie many consider to be the director’s signature work has influenced Hollywood again — in ways no one could have foretold.Last year, the filmmaker made plans to release NFTs based on the picture, and was sued for doing so by Miramax, the studio that released “Pulp Fiction.” Tarantino owns the copyright to the screenplay for the movie, but the studio, which owns the copyright to the movie, believes its claims extend to technology that wasn’t even created in the era when John Travolta turned heads by dancing with Uma Thurman in one of the film’s most memorable scenes.

Michelle Yeoh has had some frightening moments in her career.

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Introducing, Dr. Michelle Yeoh.

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.

Michelle Yeoh is now a doctor!