Michelle Yeoh almost quit acting due to a horrific stunts injury in her early career.

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The on-set accident left Yeoh with a broken torso and neck.

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While recovering and considering retirement, Quentin Tarantino visited the stuntwoman.

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The iconic filmmaker told the Malaysian beauty of his favorite action scenes of hers.

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Tarantino's visit encouraged Yeoh to pursue what became a successful career in Hollywood.

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The "Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings" actress is nominated for a Critics' Choice Award.

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The martial arts legend plays an aging Chinese immigrant who ends up tangled in the multiverse.

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