Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more fun. — 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
On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have to convince people, you have to tell… — 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
Mostly it's like, I get inspired by something and I want to learn that part of filmmaking, I want to delve into… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
It was nerve-wracking [to unleash 'Life of Pi' to the world]. The first show to the journalists, that was the first one,… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
San Francisco is one of my favourite cities in the world...I would probably rank it at the top or near the top.… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
![“It was nerve-wracking [to unleash 'Life of Pi' to the world]. The first show to the journalists, that was the first one, so I was very uptight. Then I felt okay about the reception because we did a press conference with good and friendly questions, although people looked serious. So really, after…” quote by Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fb8/ang-lee-2496_conferences_it-was-nerve-wracking-to-unleash-life-of_2391401.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)
![“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)
