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I don't like to deal with studios. I don't like to have conversations with executives. I pitch to the studio, then never talk to them until the test screening.

Ang Lee

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