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I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along.

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Ang Lee
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: October 23
Film Director
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Cháozhōu Zhèn
Lǐ Ān
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