Ang Lee Quotes

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.

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

You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing.

I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting to pick it as my first martial arts film. It has a very strong female character and it was very abundant in classic Chinese textures.

Thinking back to those earlier days, I felt I was weak when I wasn’t making movies, and then when I was, I thought I was weak as a family member.

We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.

I hope people don’t compare 2D and 3D because 3D’s new, it’s unfair to compare to 2D which is really sophisticated, even when we’re jaded about it. 3D just began, give it a chance, let the equipment and projection system catch up and be better, let the price go down, let more filmmakers get a hold of it more easily.

It’s not a pleasure torturing actors, although some of them enjoy it.

There’s a level of sophistication of filmmaking that’s mind-boggling. Anything you need for your movie, there’s an establishment that can make it happen really fast.

Depending on the budget [whether to use 3D on future movies]. I think I prefer 3D to 2D now. Also, because of 3D I have to use a digital camera, which is the way it’s going anyway. That still confuses me, a digital camera versus film.

Beautifully-acted and precisely observed, ILO ILO is an amazing debut, full of heart and intelligence.

You become the movie you are making.