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What is really a stretch to me is to make quick decisions.

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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Make
Stretch
Quick
Decisions

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