Yao quotes from Project Hail Mary (2026)
Played by Ken Leung
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Ryland Grace: I put the 'not' in astronaut! I've never done a space walk, I can't even moonwalk! I haven't done any training, I haven't done the whole... the pool thing!
Olesya Ilyukhina: No, no, no. That is just what we do for the picture, for social media.
Ryland Grace: I'm not heroic in any way. I get sick on an elevator!
Yao: Perfect. There's no elevator on the ship.
Olesya Ilyukhina: No, no, no. That is just what we do for the picture, for social media.
Ryland Grace: I'm not heroic in any way. I get sick on an elevator!
Yao: Perfect. There's no elevator on the ship.
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Ryland Grace: Commander Yao, I really appreciate what you all are doing.
Yao: I mean, you would do the same.
Ryland Grace: I would choose just not to go at all. I don't have the bravery gene that you all have.
Yao: Trust me. It's not a gene. You just need to find someone to be brave for.
Yao: I mean, you would do the same.
Ryland Grace: I would choose just not to go at all. I don't have the bravery gene that you all have.
Yao: Trust me. It's not a gene. You just need to find someone to be brave for.
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Ryland Grace: We have 1,009 of these Little Engines That Could on the Hail Mary, and, uh...
Yao: [in Mandarin] This guy speaks like a child.
Eva Stratt: [In Mandarin] It doesn't matter, you'll get used to it.
Yao: Okay.
Eva Stratt: [Whispering] You're doing great.
Ryland Grace: [Whispering] What?
Yao: [in Mandarin] This guy speaks like a child.
Eva Stratt: [In Mandarin] It doesn't matter, you'll get used to it.
Yao: Okay.
Eva Stratt: [Whispering] You're doing great.
Ryland Grace: [Whispering] What?
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