“I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance.”
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.”
MoviesAll Quotes by Ang Lee
“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 think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.”
Romantic“When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was, of course, the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that.”
Truth“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“If there's something that can be formulated, regulated, give you security, then nobody would lose money. Every movie would be successful. And that's certainly not the case.”
Money“I look at American movies, the big muscles, and try to apply that to Chinese film-making.”
Movies“The fear factor actually brings the genuineness.”
Fear“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“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“Economically, it's more expensive to make movies. I hope digital movies change that.”
Change“My father was the center of the family, and everyone tried to please him.”
Family“I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances.”
Movies“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“You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.”
Famous“Over the years Woodstock got glorified and romanticised and became the event that symbolised Utopia. It's the last page of our collective memory of the age of innocence. Then things turned ugly and would never be the same again.”
Age“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“I have a lot of repression. So repression is what I make movies about.”
Movies“After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.”
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