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Emotions serve characters' purposes. That is their motivation.

Ang Lee

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Ang Lee
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 23
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Writer
Cháozhōu Zhèn
Lǐ Ān
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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.
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Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.
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Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home.
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When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me
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I think people are universal.
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I don't have incredible knowledge about films or of filmmaking history I'm not that kind of person.
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I don't care about writing really.
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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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For a filmmaker, it's a rare chance to do a personal film on a big canvas.
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I just did a dramatic love story. Whether it's a cultural phenomenon is not for me to say.
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Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.
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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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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 yourself.
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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.
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3D is quite a lot more advanced in animated movies for live-action movies we're just taking baby steps, we're just in the beginning. So when I think of doing that I was very excited. It didn't go as far as I think it should, I'm still a novice, but I think it's fair to say it's a new cinematic medium, experience.
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My father was the center of the family, and everyone tried to please him.
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I grew up pretty peacefully, in that Eastern way. You easily solve problems, believe in harmony. Reduce conflicts, take orders until one day you give orders.
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What is really a stretch to me is to make quick decisions.
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