Film Quotes by Ang Lee
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Ang Lee says he learns by diving deep into what inspires him, treating each new skill like a puzzle to solve. He notes that making a movie in China often means giving orders, while elsewhere he has to persuade the crew why his ideas matter. For him, film is a canvas where personal feelings can be painted for many people.
![“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/quotes/i/d35/ang-lee-2496_budgets_depending-on-the-budget-whether-to-use-3_2613122.png)
![“So anything that's not absolutely needed, we would cut it [footage] out, which would make me very insecure; everything has to work, and it's a water movie in 3D with a kid, animals. So the more I do that, the more I'm scared of "What if it doesn't go the way we want it?" But we had to do that to…” quote by Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/ang-lee-2496_animal_so-anything-that-s-not-absolutely-needed_1297227.png)
![“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/quotes/i/cdc/ang-lee-2496_audience_i-think-for-most-people-the-audience-pro_895096.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/quotes/i/a01/ang-lee-2496_big-impact_things-that-don-t-have-a-big-impact-seem_1479375.png)
