After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism. – Ang Lee
I look at American movies, the big muscles, and try to apply that to Chinese film-making. – Ang Lee
I have a lot of repression. So repression is what I make movies about. – Ang Lee
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
The fear factor actually brings the genuineness. – Ang Lee
You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing. – Ang Lee
My father was the center of the family, and everyone tried to please him. – Ang Lee
I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me. – Ang Lee
Summer blockbusters are very expensive to make. They have things that have to be expensive, such as 600 effects shots or CG characters that have to go a certain way, or a film design that is different but expensive. – Ang Lee
