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Ang Lee Quotes

Ang Lee quotes

Chinese Director October 23, 1954

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Not taboo - it's just that straight actors still risk their careers commercially and economically. They have to please the crowd - they're movie stars; their image is their industry. It goes beyond acting. Ang Lee
Ang Lee quote: "I had to find my way of translating the excitement you get..."
I had to find my way of translating the excitement you get when you're reading comic books to the big screen. Ang Lee
I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances. Ang Lee
Ang Lee quote: "Film study was considered disgraceful by my father."
Film study was considered disgraceful by my father. Ang Lee
Ang Lee quote: "Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer..."
Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing. Ang Lee
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. Ang Lee
Ang Lee quote: "I'm a drifter and an outsider. There's not one single..."
I'm a drifter and an outsider. There's not one single environment I can totally belong to. Ang Lee
Ang Lee quote: "I think I can work with any type of actor."
I think I can work with any type of actor. Ang Lee
I took the name Green Destiny from - well there is such a sword called Green Destiny. It is green because you keep twisting it, it's an ancient skill, you keep twisting it and knocking it and twisting it until it is very elastic and light. Ang Lee
Ang Lee quote: "Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world."
Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world. Ang Lee
Ang Lee quote: "When there is a strong woman character in a story - that..."
When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me. Ang Lee
Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that way, but the more genuine and sympathetic you are to different points of view and situations, the more real the story is. Ang Lee
Ang Lee quote: "I'm just a pretty regular dad."
I'm just a pretty regular dad. Ang Lee
Ang Lee quote: "I have two sons in America, and all they care about in Chinese..."
I have two sons in America, and all they care about in Chinese culture is Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Ang Lee
There's a level of sophistication of filmmaking that's mind-boggling. Anything you need for your movie, there's an establishment that can make it happen really fast. Ang Lee

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