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
dark filmmakers issue leader lock order people room themselves watch
That's why we make movies. Otherwise, we just have a leader issue an order and we all follow. Why else would there be filmmakers like us? Why else would people lock themselves in a dark room and watch a movie together?
cannot condition deal perfect political somebody until wait
That's just a real-life condition I have to deal with. It has nothing to do with me doing the movie. I cannot dilute or intensify the movie because of the political environment. I cannot wait until the world is perfect to make my movie. If I don't do it, somebody else will -- and I will be very jealous. So I didn't really give it too much thought.
lady remember thinking
I remember thinking to myself 'Does he have a lady thing with her?'.
ask attention deal gray mood movies small year
I think this year is the year that small movies get attention because they deal with complexities, they go to the gray area. They deal with issues, and they ask questions; they don't really give resolution. That's the mood this year.
hugging
Hugging her would have been a little embarrassing.
asking proud question
I'm so proud of the movie. Why they didn't go for it, I don't know. You're asking a question that I don't know the answer. ... Congratulations to the 'Crash' filmmakers.
background fight general life people
I had to fight with my background ... but I also had to live in the general environment. People have to be categorized. That's very annoying. Don't you find that annoying? Life shouldn't be like that. The world isn't like that. There's a lot of complexity. There are exceptions.
award exciting might
No, this might not be the most exciting award that I could win, but it is the most solid.
push towards trying
In rehearsal, I was trying to push him towards Jake.
amazed categorize complexity everywhere gay illusion people simple turn
I didn't know there were so many gay people out there. Everywhere, they turn up. More importantly, I think I'm amazed how people everywhere have had the sensitivity to want to get into the complexity of the issue, the probability of love, the illusion of love, all those things. It's not simple things you can categorize as right or wrong.
hands heath holding worked
Heath was all worked up and holding her hands and wanted to go to hospital.
observe pass
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.
oscars treasure year
In a year when the Oscars have such an independent spirit, I really treasure this encouragement.
numbers goes-on needs
We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.