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

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It's not a pleasure torturing actors, although some of them enjoy it. ↗

— Ang Lee

#enjoy #pleasure #some #them

Kids don't even read comic books anymore. They've got more important things to do - like video games. ↗

— Ang Lee

#books #comic #comic books #even #games

Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world. ↗

— Ang Lee

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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. ↗

— Ang Lee

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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

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My cultural roots are something illusive. ↗

— Ang Lee

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My culture doesn't regard acting highly. ↗

— Ang Lee

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My father was the center of the family, and everyone tried to please him. ↗

— Ang Lee

#everyone #family #father #him #please

My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but then I realized that I needed actors who could go for it and that they had to function well as a couple in a love story. ↗

— Ang Lee

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