“The source of all the material comes from nothingness, illusion is working more on things you can prove. That's the principle, the essence of life, it is actually an illusion, not immaterial. That's worth pursuing. So illusion is not nothing. In a way, that is the truth.”
Truth
“You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.”
FamousAll Quotes by Ang Lee
“I'm just a pretty regular dad.”
Dad“Economically, it's more expensive to make movies. I hope digital movies change that.”
Change“These days I'm mostly familiar with two parts of L.A.: one is movie culture, and the other is Asian culture. The Westside is work, and the Eastside is Chinese - which means my friends.”
Work“Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world.”
Movies“I hope people don't compare 2D and 3D because 3D's new, it's unfair to compare to 2D which is really sophisticated, even when we're jaded about it. 3D just began, give it a chance, let the equipment and projection system catch up and be better, let the price go down, let more filmmakers get a hold of it more easily.”
Hope“I don't have incredible knowledge about films or of filmmaking history I'm not that kind of person.”
History“Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself.”
Relationship“I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance.”
Experience“After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.”
Movies“My father was the center of the family, and everyone tried to please him.”
Family“You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.”
Famous“I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along.”
Women“In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate them. You can discard them, but you can't really hate them.”
Movies“I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me.”
Experience“3D is quite a lot more advanced in animated movies for live-action movies we're just taking baby steps, we're just in the beginning.”
Movies“I have a lot of repression. So repression is what I make movies about.”
Movies“The father figure is something I love, but also suffocate from and want to work against.”
Work“Thinking back to those earlier days, I felt I was weak when I wasn't making movies, and then when I was, I thought I was weak as a family member.”
Family“Summer blockbusters are very expensive to make. They have things that have to be expensive, such as 600 effects shots or CG characters that have to go a certain way, or a film design that is different but expensive.”
Design