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
First we pre-visualized it [the flying fish scene in 'Life of Pi'] so the actors could act. It took a long time… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
The source of all the material comes from nothingness, illusion is working more on things you can prove. That's the principle, the… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
I am not particularly religious. But I think we do face the question of where God is, why we are created and… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I… — 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 dramatically how you position some person, the depth, the existence [in 3D] is different than a flat image even though by… — 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
I think it[3D] should be used as a new artistic form, not as a gimmick, not to impress you but the existence… — 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 try to be a partygoer. But at some point I don't know why I'm doing it and fall back. I've been… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi. — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
The most mysterious feminine factor, the existence that we men, we don't know. It's woman. It's feminine. That's what the sword is… — 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
When I'm not working, I get very down, but when I am working, I get very immersed in it. — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 when we're… — 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 them why… — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
Kids don't even read comic books anymore. They've got more important things to do - like video games. — Ang Lee Copy Share Image
![“First we pre-visualized it [the flying fish scene in 'Life of Pi'] so the actors could act. It took a long time to get that to come to life and to design those coming out of the screen. We had great fun with that. It takes a long time, a year maybe.” quote by Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/017/ang-lee-2496_actors_first-we-pre-visualized-it-the-flying-fi_538534.jpg)
![“Even dramatically how you position some person, the depth, the existence [in 3D] is different than a flat image even though by itself it has depth, we create the illusion of depth. For example, some of the shots I have to stay closer to the actor because it's a young actor, I like it closer for…” quote by Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eef/ang-lee-2496_acting_even-dramatically-how-you-position-some_1423863.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/quotes/img-quotes/07c/ang-lee-2496_book_only-one-time-in-my-career-i-had-that-fe_1972320.jpg)
![“I think it[3D] should be used as a new artistic form, not as a gimmick, not to impress you but the existence of an environment that you view as a theatrical dramatic experience is - you don't just have the X-Y axis, you have the Z and that makes a difference. You still have the framing, you still…” quote by Ang Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e8c/ang-lee-2496_art_i-think-it-3d-should-be-used-as-a-new-ar_313718.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/quotes/img-quotes/cdc/ang-lee-2496_audience_i-think-for-most-people-the-audience-pro_895096.jpg)
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/fb8/ang-lee-2496_conferences_it-was-nerve-wracking-to-unleash-life-of_2391401.jpg)
