Over the years Woodstock got glorified and romanticised and became the event that symbolised Utopia. It's the last page of our collective memory of the age of innocence. Then things turned ugly and would never be the same again. Ang Lee on age
Economically, it's more expensive to make movies. I hope digital movies change that. Ang Lee on change
Summer blockbusters are very expensive to make. They have things that have to be expensive, such as 600 effects shots or CG characters that have to go a certain way, or a film design that is different but expensive. Ang Lee on design
I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me. Ang Lee on experience
I'm not a romantic. In life I didn't have much experience with romance. Ang Lee on experience
My father was the center of the family, and everyone tried to please him. Ang Lee on family
Thinking back to those earlier days, I felt I was weak when I wasn't making movies, and then when I was, I thought I was weak as a family member. Ang Lee on family
You can get rich or famous by doing the same thing. Ang Lee on famous
The fear factor actually brings the genuineness. Ang Lee on fear
I don't have incredible knowledge about films or of filmmaking history I'm not that kind of person. Ang Lee on history
Economically, it's more expensive to make movies. I hope digital movies change that. Ang Lee on hope
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 jaded about it. 3D just began, give it a chance, let the equipment and projection system catch up and be better, let the price go down, let more filmmakers get a hold of it more easily. Ang Lee on hope
I don't have incredible knowledge about films or of filmmaking history I'm not that kind of person. Ang Lee on knowledge
When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left. Ang Lee on money
If there's something that can be formulated, regulated, give you security, then nobody would lose money. Every movie would be successful. And that's certainly not the case. Ang Lee on money
Sensitivity and money are like parallel lines. They don't meet. Ang Lee on money
Economically, it's more expensive to make movies. I hope digital movies change that. Ang Lee on movies
In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate them. You can discard them, but you can't really hate them. Ang Lee on movies
I look at American movies, the big muscles, and try to apply that to Chinese film-making. Ang Lee on movies