Quotes by Ang Lee

About Ang Lee:

Ang Lee is a Taiwanese-born American film director, screenwriter and producer.
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The woman's perspective is like the dark side of the moon: it always exists, but it is never exposed, at least not in my culture.

Ang Lee

In my culture, there's a tradition that when you're in an overwhelming situation and you don't know what to do, you put yourself in a woman's shoes.

Ang Lee

I'm not macho, I'm not a Mel Gibson sort of person.

Ang Lee

On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have to convince people, you have to tell them why you want to do it a certain way, and they argue with you. Democracy.

Ang Lee

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

Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted to do, and frankly I don't think I was ready to do a big production like this.

Ang Lee

I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting to pick it as my first martial arts film. It has a very strong female character and it was very abundant in classic Chinese textures.

Ang Lee

I think doing period piece is easier, because after a certain distance, everybody is equal, I think. The relative contemporary is harder. I think that's the way it is.

Ang Lee

When I'm not working, I get very down, but when I am working, I get very immersed in it.

Ang Lee

When I started out, nobody gave me scripts, so I had to write.

Ang Lee

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.

Ang Lee

I think I can work with any type of actor.

Ang Lee

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.

Ang Lee

Author Bio

  • NameAng Lee
  • DescriptionTaiwanese-born American film director, screenwriter and film producer
  • AliasesL? ?n
  • BornOctober 23, 1954
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Screenwriter; Writer
  • AwardsHong Kong Film Award For Best Director; Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres?; Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film; Academy Award For Best Director; Directors Guild Of America Award