Ang Lee quotes - page 3

As artists, we like night more than day sometimes. (Ang Lee)
I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances. View quote
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I look at American movies, the big muscles, and try to apply that to Chinese film-making. View quote
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My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases. View quote
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In Taiwan, I'd be like Michael Jordan walking down the street. View quote
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I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me. View quote
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My mother loves me and everything goes well. I have no conflict with her, so that's not dramatic. View quote
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Americans are hidden dragons to me. View quote
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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. View quote
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When something possesses me, I go ahead and do it. View quote
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You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing. (Ang Lee)
After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism. View quote
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I'm just a pretty regular dad. View quote
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Economically, it's more expensive to make movies. I hope digital movies change that. View quote
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I grew up pretty much prevented from knowing anything from Communist China except that they were the bad guys that stole our country. View quote
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Kids don't even read comic books anymore. They've got more important things to do - like video games. View quote
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I feel that everyone has a Hulk inside, and each of our Hulks is both scary and, potentially, pleasurable. That's the scariest thing about them. View quote
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What is really a stretch to me is to make quick decisions. View quote
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I don't think the Hulk is a superhero. He's the first Marvel character who is a tragic monster. Really an anti-hero. View quote
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My father was the center of the family, and everyone tried to please him. View quote
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I have a lot of repression. So repression is what I make movies about. (Ang Lee)
I like to do drama, something about life that could be disappointing. View quote
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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 woman's shoes. View quote
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I just did a dramatic love story. Whether it's a cultural phenomenon is not for me to say. View quote
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I guess in Hollywood you chart your life by Oscars. You say to each other, "Remember when that movie won that year? It was 2006. Remember that?" View quote
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