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I just did a dramatic love story. Whether it's a cultural phenomenon is not for me to say.

Ang Lee

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Ang Lee
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 23
Film Director
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Cháozhōu Zhèn
Lǐ Ān
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So there was one point I thought I was gonna lose it, but once I get on something I have to finish it I just kept persuading them and they turned around. One good thing was the international guys really stood behind this movie, they thought they could support this film. So these guys step up and that's really good, and then they turned around.
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If it was a choice between making movies and doing nothing, he'd probably still wish me to make movies, So he made me keep going.
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