Michelle Yeoh opens up about her first awards season campaign

After an iconic career that has spanned nearly 40 years, Michelle Yeoh is on track to earn her first Oscar nomination for the critically-acclaimed hit Everything Everywhere All At Once. Iconic: After an iconic career that has spanned nearly 40 years, Michelle Yeoh is on track to earn her first Oscar nomination for the critically-acclaimed hit Everything Everywhere All At Once Center: Yeoh opened up in a wide-ranging interview for Time what it's been like to be the center of attention for an awards season campaign After an industry Q&A screening of Everything Everywhere All At Once, Yeoh reflected on the event. Career: Despite a legendary career - where she starred in a wide range of films like martial arts action projects, James Bond thrillers, superhero films and much more - she was never #1 on the call sheet until Everything Everywhere All At Once She is certain that her lack of leading roles comes down to her Asian race, stating that Asian actors are rarely given major roles. They come up to me and they say, "You’re doing it for us,"' Yeoh said Peers: 'I do look at all my peers—Cate Blanchett, Olivia Colman, Helen Mirren—and go, Oh God, I envy all the different opportunities you get to showcase your talent again and again,' Yeoh says 'When you get an opportunity like this, you have to pour your heart and soul into it, because you don’t know when the next chance is.