Ang Lee Quotes

"[Woo is dipping into the popular Chinese historical genre with his latest project,] The War of the Red Cliff, ... Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
-Ang Lee

"It's overwhelming. This is the climax."
-Ang Lee

"Mainstream films have occupied Hollywood, but you can get bored very easily. It can be very repetitive, and I think now we want something fresh and something inspiring and different, daring. The mainstream film is very expensive to make and it scares people. It's made for the worldwide audience, you have to please so many people, and the business men start running the movies rather than artists."
-Ang Lee

"On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have to convince people, you have to tell them why you want to do it a certain way, and they argue with you. Democracy."
-Ang Lee

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ... just a small element in a big cultural event."
-Ang Lee

"This was supposed to be my homecoming project. I'm really taking to heart how this film is performing in America."
-Ang Lee

"I don't really believe in film competitions or that you can compare filmmakers. But I do believe this recognition is a great honor."
-Ang Lee