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
terror test
I had to test a new terror in myself.
best
I don't know if I make the best gay films.
felt
For six years, from 1985 to 1991, I felt pretty weak and useless.
considered study
Film study was considered disgraceful by my father.
categorize fall love people region stereotype universal
You can never categorize or stereotype a region or a place. People fall in love, period. This is a universal story ... I just wanted to make a love story.
campaigns candidates culture efforts election hope met return taiwan time various
Every time I return to Taiwan, I am met with various election campaigns with pos ters of candidates everywhere. I hope Taiwan can make more efforts in culture and life.
winners
There's no winner. I think we're all winners because we're blessed. We're filmmakers. What a life.
complexity grey hungry people respect shows simplified
Things are being simplified a lot for us lately. I think people are hungry for something that shows more respect for the complexity of life, the depth, the grey areas.
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.
asian chinese familiar means mostly parts work
These days I'm mostly familiar with two parts of L.A.: one is movie culture, and the other is Asian culture. The Westside is work, and the Eastside is Chinese - which means my friends.
exactly proud vote
I would do exactly the same. I'm so proud of the movie. They didn't vote for it. I don't know (why).
dealing political push specific trying
I didn't have a specific message. I wasn't trying to push any political issues. We are dealing here with love.
major
My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases.