10 Quotes & Sayings By Ang Lee

Ang Lee was born in Taiwan in 1963. He attended Columbia University, where he received a degree in film and photography. In the 1980s, he served as a photo double for Robert De Niro in several films, including "Taxi Driver" and Martin Scorsese's "After Hours". His first feature film was "Ride With the Devil," a road movie which won nine awards at the Sundance Film Festival Read more

In 1991, he directed his second feature film, "The Wedding Banquet," which brought him international acclaim. The following year, his third film, "Sense and Sensibility," received ten Academy Awards nominations and became the highest grossing Asian-American film of all time. In 1995, his fourth film, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," became an international sensation, with its unique blend of action and romance.

In 2000, he directed his fifth film, "Brokeback Mountain," which received twelve Academy Award nominations and united him with two of the most respected mainstream directors of our time: Ang Lee and James Cameron. His next film was "Hulk." Ang Lee is truly one of the most original filmmakers of our time.

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I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama. Ang Lee
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You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing. Ang Lee
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For a filmmaker, it's a rare chance to do a personal film on a big canvas. Ang Lee
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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. Ang Lee
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I have a lot of repression. So repression is what I make movies about. Ang Lee
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Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world. Ang Lee
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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. Ang Lee
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I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance. Ang Lee
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Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done. Ang Lee