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I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the circumstances.

Ang Lee

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Ang Lee
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 23
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Cháozhōu Zhèn
Lǐ Ān
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Sensitivity and money are like parallel lines. They don't meet.
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I don't care about writing really.
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