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My first instinct was to cast...

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 191 quotes

I am not particularly religio...

I am not particularly religious. But I think we do face the question of where God is, why we are created and where does life go, why we exist. That sort of thing. And it is very hard to talk about it these days, because it cannot be proven. It is hard to discuss it rationally.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

Thinking back to those earlie...

Thinking back to those earlier days, I felt I was weak when I wasn't making movies, and then when I was, I thought I was weak as a family member.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

In the past I've made movies ...

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 191 quotes

The source of all the materia...

The source of all the material comes from nothingness, illusion is working more on things you can prove. That's the principle, the essence of life, it is actually an illusion, not immaterial. That's worth pursuing. So illusion is not nothing. In a way, that is the truth.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

To me, Ennis stands for the c...

To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie - culturally and psychologically - but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

I'm such a late bloomer. ...

I'm such a late bloomer.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

There's a level of sophistica...

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 191 quotes

Kids don't even read comic bo...

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

Ang Lee 191 quotes

Many times when you make a mo...

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 191 quotes

I wanted to shoot straight, m...

I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite unfamiliar to the world's population - even to a lot of Americans.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

I think the book struck me in...

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 191 quotes

I try to please everyone. ...

I try to please everyone.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

I'm not macho, I'm not a Mel ...

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

Ang Lee 191 quotes

Sometimes films ignore other ...

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 191 quotes

I was very quiet, very shy an...

I was very quiet, very shy and docile.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

When I grew up, in Taiwan, th...

When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was, of course, the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

I think each movie-making pro...

I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

When I see something I like, ...

When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they get there, I never bother them.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

The L.A. weather is a lot lik...

The L.A. weather is a lot like Taiwan's, where you don't observe four seasons, so the years can pass and you don't feel a thing.

Ang Lee 191 quotes

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