Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Ang Lee OBSis a Taiwanese-born Chinese-American film director, screenwriter and producer...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth23 October 1954
CityPingtung, Taiwan
CountryChina
support guy steps
So there was one point I thought I was gonna lose it, but once I get on something I have to finish it; I just kept persuading them and they turned around. One good thing was the international guys really stood behind this movie, they thought they could support this film. So these guys step up and that's really good, and then they turned around.
movie messages actors
A movie is really provocation. It's not a message, it's not a statement.
impact over-you what-if
Things that don't have a big impact seem to be crucial. Always when you go out to make a movie you have questions, "What if this doesn't work? What if that doesn't work?" you want to cover yourself, you want to bring back enough [footage] so you can do something.
movie actors
You become the movie you are making.
film slave masters
I'm not a master of films. I'm rather a slave.
dad
I'm just a pretty regular dad.
break genre checklists
I don't have a checklist. Whatever material excites me, they'll call for a certain genre or combination of genres. It'll come naturally and I'll be eager to learn how that thing works. I learn the rules, and I'll probably break some of them.
choices wish doing-nothing
If it was a choice between making movies and doing nothing, he'd probably still wish me to make movies, So he made me keep going.
understanding world way
Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world.
stories love-story dramatic
I just did a dramatic love story. Whether it's a cultural phenomenon is not for me to say.
movie mistake views
Many times when you make a movie, it feels like your biggest mistake. But even if a film isn't a hit, you shouldn't view it as a mistake.
movie mistake views
Many times when you make a movie, it feels like your biggest mistake. But even if a film isn't a hit, you shouldn't view it as a mistake.
romance
I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance.
roots
My cultural roots are something illusive.