"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 I went along."

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When Ang Lee speaks about life, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of life in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.

About Ang Lee

Ang Lee is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed and hidden emotions. During his career, Lee has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. He is also the only filmmaker to win the Golden Bear twice and one of only four filmmakers to win the Golden Lion twice, and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2020.

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"When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was, of course, the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that."

— Ang Lee
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"The father figure is something I love, but also suffocate from and want to work against."

— Ang Lee
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"These days I'm mostly familiar with two parts of L.A.: one is movie culture, and the other is Asian culture. The Westside is work, and the Eastside is Chinese - which means my friends."

— Ang Lee
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"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
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"Under capitalism each individual engages in economic planning."

— George Reisman
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"All literary men are Red Sox fans - to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life."

— John Cheever
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"Microsoft certainly makes products for the Macintosh."

— Melinda Gates
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"It's a miserable life in Hollywood. You're up at five or six o'clock in the morning to be ready to start shooting at nine."

— William Wyler
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