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121 quotes by Ang Lee

This article contains Chinese text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Chinese characters. Ang Lee OBS (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese-born American film director, screenwriter and producer. Lee's earlier films, such as The Wedding Banquet, Pushing Hands, and Eat Drink Man Woman explored the relationships and conflicts between tradition and...
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Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.

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

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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... →

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Over the years Woodstock got glorified and romanticised and became the event that symbolised Utopia. It's the last page of our collective memory... →

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Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with... →

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There's only one movie in my career I've had regrets with cutting it shorter, and I think some scenes maybe I shouldn't have cut.

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I'm aware of what's missing from my life.

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When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me.

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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.

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I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.

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I'm a drifter and an outsider. There's not one single environment I can totally belong to.

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In Taiwan, I'd be like Michael Jordan walking down the street.

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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... →

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