Economically, it's more expensive to make movies. I hope digital movies change that. — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
If the movie is quiet I generally feel the audience is busy. That's when they're working. — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
So I'm a one movie at a time person, I don't develop. Normally we do a movie then one thing leads to… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
If there's something that can be formulated, regulated, give you security, then nobody would lose money. Every movie would be successful. And… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
Many times when you make a movie, it feels like your biggest mistake. But even if a film isn't a hit, you… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
Every movie I make, that’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand but feel most at home. — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
It's just what I am. When I am in the zone making one movie, I just didn't want to read anything else… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
I think, if allowed, 3D is a new film language. I can have more adventure exploring a new media, that's very exciting.… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
These days I'm mostly familiar with two parts of L.A.: one is movie culture, and the other is Asian culture. The Westside… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
Depending on the budget [whether to use 3D on future movies]. I think I prefer 3D to 2D now. Also, because of… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
Things that don't have a big impact seem to be crucial. Always when you go out to make a movie you have… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
There's a certain time in the core of making a movie from pre-production to halfway through post-production I don't read any project,… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
Making this movie as a period piece about a period that was very recent in people's minds. I was in Taiwan [during… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
Basically the movies I make are my life, so I choose how I want to live my life for the next two… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
Even the favorite reviews, the audience response is the movie is too slow, deliberately slow. But for the Chinese audience, the biggest… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
Only one time in my career I had that feeling [that this is not gonna get made], it was for this movie… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
A lot of people will think I changed the book: ‘so you’re the tiger instead, you’re the tiger who ate the cook.’… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
I think for most people, the audience probably couldn't tell the difference, but I know they [shots of visual effects] can be… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
I guess in Hollywood you chart your life by Oscars. You say to each other, 'Remember when that movie won that year?… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
There's only one movie in my career I've had regrets with cutting it shorter, and I think some scenes maybe I shouldn't… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
If it was a choice between making movies and doing nothing, he'd probably still wish me to make movies, So he made… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people do big movies not because they are talented artists but because they can function in the… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
When I'm not working, I get very down, but when I am working, I get very immersed in it. — Ang Lee Copy Share
I am not particularly religious. But I think we do face the question of where God is, why we are created and where does… — Ang Lee Copy Share
When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they get there, I never bother them. — Ang Lee Copy Share
Mostly it's like, I get inspired by something and I want to learn that part of filmmaking, I want to delve into that kind… — Ang Lee Copy Share
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… — Ang Lee Copy Share
On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have to convince people, you have to tell them why… — Ang Lee Copy Share
Kids don't even read comic books anymore. They've got more important things to do - like video games. — Ang Lee Copy Share
I don't have incredible knowledge about films or of filmmaking history; I'm not that kind of person. — Ang Lee Copy Share
I don't think the Hulk is a superhero. He's the first Marvel character who is a tragic monster. Really an anti-hero. — Ang Lee Copy Share
A lot of people will think I changed the book: ‘so you’re the tiger instead, you’re the tiger who ate the cook.’ That’d be… — Ang Lee Copy Share
![“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.” quote by Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d35/ang-lee-2496_budgets_depending-on-the-budget-whether-to-use-3_2613122.png)
![“Things that don't have a big impact seem to be crucial. Always when you go out to make a movie you have questions, "What if this doesn't work? What if that doesn't work?" you want to cover yourself, you want to bring back enough [footage] so you can do something.” quote by Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a01/ang-lee-2496_big-impact_things-that-don-t-have-a-big-impact-seem_1479375.png)
![“Making this movie as a period piece about a period that was very recent in people's minds. I was in Taiwan [during the 1970s], so I hope I did all right. Otherwise, it could be the biggest embarrassment of my life. Also, the story is not linear, it's patchy, like a cubist painting, and there is…” quote by Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/69b/ang-lee-2496_core_making-this-movie-as-a-period-piece-abou_796900.jpg)
![“Only one time in my career I had that feeling [that this is not gonna get made], it was for this movie [Life of Pi]. It was right before we started the physical pre-production. I pre-visualized the whole ocean part before we made the movie, I was that prepared. At one point they seemed to want to…” quote by Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/07c/ang-lee-2496_book_only-one-time-in-my-career-i-had-that-fe_1972320.jpg)
![“I think for most people, the audience probably couldn't tell the difference, but I know they [shots of visual effects] can be better. And the people working know they can be more precise. I'm still doing another round of sound mixing and color timing, pretty technical stuff. I think the movie…” quote by Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cdc/ang-lee-2496_audience_i-think-for-most-people-the-audience-pro_895096.png)
