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Heeding the call of history
Michelle Yeoh on playing political icon Aung San Suu Kyi MAIN PHOTO: YINGYONG UN-ANONGRAK
It is one of those sensational, semi-stupid questions that a journalist sometimes cannot summon his wit and restraint from asking: Would she, Michelle Yeoh, have made the same decision as the character she plays, Aung San Suu Kyi?
MAIN PHOTO: YINGYONG UN-ANONGRAK
"I don't know," replies Yeoh, her eyes probing from under her glasses. "I wasn't brought up like her, so that's a hard question." She pauses. "I could've told you 'Yes, I would!' But no. I really don't know.
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- Writer: Kong Rithdee
- Position: Deputy Editor
