Cate Blanchett & Michelle Yeoh | Actors on Actors 

Whoever chose this pairing should get a raise.

Whoever put these two legends together deserves a raise. We all needed this conversation. Thank you!!

I think Michelle Yeoh winning the Oscar would have a lot more of a poetic meaning beyond representation. She took an indie film and elevated it to heights that no critic could have forecasted. Here is a 60 year old actress in a film balancing drama, action and comedy in such an operatic, profound way. The film is an unabashed love letter to an iconic career that I hope many revisit.

I couldn’t stop smiling. Michelle Yeoh is so humble and Cate is such gracious. Love them both.

michelle's confidence while saying that they gonna work together MA'AM DON'T PLAY WITH MY FEELINGS LIKE THAT

Only Cate Blanchett could be in a conversation with someone and make it all about the other person and not herself. What a legend!

“you have this luminous glow like someone follows you with a light” YES THIS EXACTLY THIS 😭😭 Cate is just naturally angelic

Such an amazing contrast. Blanchett has the unflinching confidence of a generational actress while Yeoh has the humility of someone under-appreciated her whole career. But despite their different paths, they both immediately recognize each other's talents.

The way Blanchett retrospects Yeoh's career with specific references and great observations... she could easily be an amazing film journalist doing GREAT INTERVIEWS. Also the way she brings her 3 TAR costars in the conversation... It's not just a job for her is it? Both are stunning and great btw

THIS IS MY MULTIVERSE! two of the greatest actors alive talking about two of the best movies of the year!!!

Michelle Yeoh undersells her ballet experience. She didn't just go to *a* school for ballet in England; she went to *the* Royal school. It's just a pity that back when she attended (which must've been at least 40 years ago), racism in ballet would have prevented her from having a career in the Western world. You can see her ballet training in her posture and the way she moves, the elegant way she gestures with her hands. I know that Cate has ballet training as well. They make such an elegant pair, and they should totally play a pair of smooth criminals in a heist film. Preferably with Jamie Lee Curtis as the mastermind.

Shame on Hollywood for not giving Michelle more lead roles. She's such a great actor

Two absolute legends, both delivering career best performances this year in Tár and Everything Everywhere All At Once.

this is just 40 minutes and 46 seconds of cate blanchett and michelle yeoh fangirling over each other

I love Cate fangirling out at Michelle so hard. What a fantastic pairing. I’d love to see them in a film together

these two have a very similar aura. strong, powerful, magnetic woman that just radiate elegance. whoever thought of combining these two needs a raise. and whoever puts them in a movie together will win ALL THE AWARDS

As an Asian American, I grew up watching both actresses. Cate in all of the LOTR and Indiana Jones movies and I remember watching Michelle in a lot of my parent’s old Kung Fu movies and Chinese dramas. Seeing them in the same room talking about their legacy and careers is such an jarring but also amazing feeling.

Michelle Yeoh is poised to win in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” for best actress at the Oscars. She had won the Boston critics, New York Film Critics online, Toronto, Palm Spring, Santa Barbara film festivals, National Board of Review, And other precursors. Well deserved.

Cate Blanchett is the embodiment of charisma

I'm just in love with how blunt and honest Michelle Yeoh is when she describes people or tells stories. She rarely sugarcoats anything... and in an industry that's known for a lot of smoke and mirrors, it's just super impressive.

Not sure if many people know, Michelle Yeoh did her own stunts in Jackie Chan's Police Story 3 - riding a motorbike onto the roof of a moving train in Kuala Lumpur. She's freaking amazing.

Cate Blanchett's level of understanding and asking genuine questions is amazing to behold. When she brought out insight (Complex humanity and fragility @17:35) about her character Lydia Tar and Evelyn, even Michelle Yeoh found it interesting. She's really engaged in Michelle's world Blanchett has given the best performance this year IMO. Lydia Tar was definitely not an easy characterisation but Cate Blanchett knocked it out of the park.

Michelle Yeoh is 60 years old. Just let that sink in. What an amazing woman.

AND BOTH OF THEM WON THE GOLDEN GLOBES 🏆

Minor correction here, Michelle Yeoh is not mumbling at 21:10, she is referencing Wong Kar-wai, one of the most incredible filmmakers of all time, director of In the Mood for Love (2000). Big thank you to those who subtitled this incredible interview and making it more accessible!

Michelle Yeoh is 60. Let that sink in. Absolute legend.

I just love the fact that most Cate's interviews are a sort of "Cate, you're incredible" - "Ok, but you're fantastic" back and forth. I must say I LOVE the way Blanchett embraces her colleagues' talent and work.

With pride, she announces her 60th year. In spite of her age, she is still energetic, attractive, and capable of beating anyone in the film industry

seeing this beautiful conversation and knowing one of these two incredible actors will soon bag the Best Actress trophy is extremely satisfying

Cate the Great and soon-to-be Academy Award Nominee Michelle Yeoh! The two greatest actors of their generation talk about their remarkable careers while giving each other compliments. I've never clicked a video so fast in my life lol

Can we please just give both of them the Oscar this year? 😭

As a Malaysian, I'm happy Michelle won and I'm even happier to hear the Malaysian accent. Also very pleased she's being interviewed by Cate, who is my favourite actress.

Cate Blanchett referencing Yes Madam is absolutely amazing.

Seeing Michelle Yeoh in "CROUCHING TIGER/HIDDEN DRAGON" in 2001 and Cate Blanchett in "ELIZABETH" in 1998 were among the most incredible cinematic experiences for me.

I loved Blanchett analysis about Yeoh ability to perform, she mentioned a couple of times her ability to act without words and i couldn't agree more. There's this energy, this vibe from Michelle Yeoh that resonates power, and when she applies it in acting it's so damm good.

These two queens need to be in a movie together as the main characters

The combined aura generated by this duo is just beyond any form of greatness! Thank you for this. it’s amazing watching two LEGENDS talk with each other

As a Malaysian I’m so happy and proud of Michelle’s achievements! Cate is an incredibly talented and beautiful actress!

Can't believe at 21:10 when Michelle mentioned Wong Kar-wai, one of the most celebrated auteurs of our time, the subtitler wrote "(Michelle mumbles)" instead of his name... Bloody philistine.

One of them is gonna win the Oscar, and I'm gonna be hyped as hell and incredibly sad at the same time either way. What amazing performances they gave this year

Cate reading "Carol" into that EEAAO scene is too cute 😭

I AM GASPING AND SCREAMING CATE AND MICHELLE MY BELOVEDSSSSS

Wow! Michelle Yeoh is 60. She is one of my all time favorite actresses and knowing she is 60 and look this way makes me want to go change a whole heap of things in my life: eating, exercise, friend; just habits over all. Two women in this talk that I dream of meeting in person. Dreams do come through.

Michelle deserves an oscar for her performance Everything Everywhere and her lifetime contribution to the film industry

They’re two lauded performers holding space for each other, neither fighting for the limelight or an extra minute. There’s no ego, it’s just so beautiful and such a great example of their legacy and experience

That bit about Tar's parents being deaf just added so much more layer to the character. Brilliant!

The tinkling of both women’s jewellery is such a nice background sound, it’s like we a re watching two diamonds talking and tinkling in the light

Not the pair that i expected but wow their chemistry is so good. I hope they get to work together soon.

Well done, Variety, for getting these amazing women in conversation and community.

Their chemistry is so good. They need to be in a movie together 🤩

60 years old!! Amazing

Queen Cate and Queen Michelle in one video? Epicness overload!! Aussie stunner and Malaysian pride, talk about the ultimate dynamic duo at its finest! Tar Vs Everything Everywhere All At Once, game on people!

Two absolute legends -- I wish the Best Actress Oscar could be a tie!

@Variety, the "Michelle mumbles" transcription at 21:10 is actually her saying director Wong Kar Wai's name, he directed the film In The Mood for Love which she mentions. This is a very wonderful conversation between two masters of acting.

These 2 women in the same room it's just delightful! Cate has always been my girl crush, the first tineni saw her on screen I felt that power, that charisma, that elegance, even when she is not trying she just emanates it! And Michelle is just the same, she brings a force to her parts, she makes everything worth while. Omg I have no words, I love this conversation! Thank you ladies for your amazing work and existence.

I am only seeing this now in 2024 and I must confess that whoever arranged this meeting totally has my number because as an older male nerd, these ladies have been my core celebrity crushes since at least the mid-90s. Over three decades of killing it in a business that usually cancels older women! Legends!!! 😍

Blanchett has one of the most demanding roles in the entire film history and she is in another level, Yeoh does her most complicated role in an amazing way. They should share the Oscar! for real! Cate asks amazing questions being unbeileivably generous and Yeoh gives great answers enlighting her characters in the movie... Great mentality from both parts

I love how flirtatious yet respectful Cate is ❤

I've never wanted two actors to work on the same project like I want Michelle and Cate to after this conversation. Let it happen, everyone. It will break records and exceed expectations.

This pair's conversation was like a symphony , there I was sitting mesmerized, drawn in depth as they exchange their perspectives. The artistry and core understanding of these thespians' craft ,the way they decoded every detail of their work (previous and current) especially the conception and meaning of their character and pre- production is insane!! There is more to films than just the story ,the characters and the production , there is an audience. Can the audience see themselves in you as the character? Does the story have any relation to real people's realities and struggles whether past ,present or future ? What is the purpose of the Fantasy or Drama or Comedy or any other genre of your story, did you have the audience in mind? I am finding these questions answered in this conversation. We think we watch films just for entertainment , boredom and so on but beyond that, we consume, there is a transference! We are the most important part and thespians who understand that assignment must be appreciated.

They’re so regal 😭 greatness just radiating

Michelle's sleeve buttons deserve their own Oscar 😂

The greatest visual effect in Everything Everywhere was making Michelle Yeoh look nondescript. She has such poise and beauty. Cate Blanchett has to be one of the smartest people alive.

PUT THEM IN A MOVIE 😩😩😩

I can listen to Cate talking forever. I mean she is gorgeous to look at but that is the least important part of her charm lol She is so attentive, well versed in the topic and ask sensible questions. She has genuine interest (or at least appears to have genuine interest) in the other person and is fully engaged in communicating with whoever she is speaking with. I love her so much. Thank you Variety for uploading this gem of the two legends!

MY GOD WHAT A JOY TO LIVE IN AN ERA WHEN THEY BOTH EXIST

Michelle Yeoh is a legend, an Icon, my forever favorite actress. So nice that she’s being recognized for her acting now not just because she can kick butts. She’s also genuinely a good person.

I feel Cate is supporting Michelle Yeoh to win Oscar. I wasn't surprised when Cate lost after last speech she gave regarding awards. It was Cate's to lose.She was wanting Michelle to win 🏆 💕

How can Michelle be 60. Wow. Such much class in one room.

A proud Malaysian here.. So happy for Michelle Yeoh.. She's just named as Time's icon of the year a few days ago.. & now this?? She's having a conversation with the Cate Blanchette for Variety! Uve got to love the queen uplifting queen vibe here.. And really hope these 2 get their oscar nominations for the best actress..

I was lucky enough to meet both Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh at separate screenings of their movies. They really are as amazing, kind, intelligent, and generous as they are in this video. They both give you their full attention and engagement and are truly gracious women. I wish they could both win the Oscar this year but if I have to choose, I am rooting for Michelle.

I have been in Love with Michelle Yeoh for decades, how is she in her 60's my god she is stunning!

Two well-spoken, eloquent, intelligent, absolutely beautiful QUEENS

this feels like watching two godesses talking, the sheer amount of power and charisma these two friggin legend has

pls michelle yeoh needs to win the oscar. im sure blanchett has a plenty of juicy roles to secure her third in future.

When I first watched this, I just have feeling that Cate and Michelle will win their Golden Globes award 😊. They really deserved that. Hope one day they will be on the same movie

they are both so completely stunning. having watched eeaao and not tár yet, I picked up on how humble michelle is with her amazing talent and how beautifully responsive they both are with each other. I cannot wait to see tár, not just because cate is such an "actor" but because she is so mindblowingly perceptive and uplifting as a human being. They both project their humanity in such a genuine way, its so inspiring to see.

Michelle Yeoh's hair is amazing here, just needed to be said

The legendary power and aura in that room must've been moving. Two very deeply intelligent, and compassionate people.

Michelle Yeoh in Memoirs of a Geisha and Crouching tiger hidden dragon- no words 😮😮😮😮😮

i'm in awe of these women. they're so deep in their respective careers and still delivering their career best performances. EEAAO and tar are two of the finest pieces of cinema. they both deserve oscars for their roles. i would love to see both of them in a movie together.

As we know the Oscar this year will be between these two and I love Cate Blanchett, I'm sure her work in Tár must be magnific but I really hope Michelle wins this year, not only for her body of work but also for the fact that her movie is so absolutely incredible probably the best in recent years and part of it is because she was the one in the center of it. No one else could've done what she did, so I hope the academy recognizes that.

I love both of these women more than you can imagine. Massive respect for them as humans and actors. Amazing pairing.

Both of them are just unparalled in their achievements respectively but the sheer humility that we got from them is astounding. The fact that they really have that adulation towards each other’s works is adorable

Two incredible legends sitting in a room, 40 minutes felt like 4 minutes. I want to see more of these two in future projects period.

Michelle's wisdom and experience is so palpable in the way she articulates and expresses herself. Such a graceful and eloquent woman with massive amounts of talent!

Michelle Yeoh is so beautiful and very humble. So happy she won the Oscar. Truly deserved it.

Wow Lydia Tár is so humble here! Brava, maestro!

Brilliant pairing, random favourite thing about this is Michelle Yeoh's jewelry clinking every time she gestures as she speaks. It's a sweet little twinkle-like noise every time she moves that's just adorable and ethereal.

It's the way each one keeps answering with more compliments and awe and deep respect towards the other. Two great women.

These women are very mesmerising. I can listen to them talk for the whole day. You can feel their passion.

Love these 2 actresses. They embody beauty, class, elegance, eloquence, magnificence, gracefulness, humility, the list goes on, to the fullest. This was beautiful to watch. Much respect to these 2 legendary women! 🤟

Two Icons - When Cate plays a character, she becomes the definition of them, Michelle is QUEEN on a genre - is wayyyy to humble.

Oh somebody pleaseeeee, put these two together in a movie! I mean not something like The School of Good and Evil (where Cate was a pen 😂). 40:04 Please make this happen. They are my favorite and I was literally holding my breath watching this interview. They were both so nervous at first, even I can feel it through the screen. But I can tell that Cate was really interested about EEAAO. She was so kind and generoussss. And God, Michelle, I love the way she reacted to all the compliments from Cate. Seeing these two beautiful and powerful woman sitting together talking about movie, it means everything to me. Thank you soooo much, Variety! It’s a dream come true 😭😭😭

these legends are literally my two favorite gals in the industry… seeing them two together just feels so powerful to watch Lol

Can't believe Yeoh is 60, she looks great!

the idea of Michelle being 60 (I turned 61 2 days ago) blows my mid.. BUt she seems fairly ageless. First thign I saw for her Was Crouching Tiger, then Memoirs of a Geisha... fast forward to Crazy Rich Asians, Star Trek Discovery, and now EEAAO. What a truly amazing brilliant woman.

Love how they support each and their egos seem non-existent. True artistry and beautiful human beings.

A year later, this one still stands out above and beyond the whole series, which, given the participants, is only logical, but even so, wow. An extraordinary conversation between two extraordinary artists, and an exemplary "Actors on Actors" episode.

Both Cate and Michelle are so elegant and eloquent. Such great actors. Love them both.