Ang Lee

3D is quite a lot more advanced in animated movies; for live-action movies we're just taking baby steps, we're just in the beginning. ”

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. ”

In my culture, there's a tradition that when you're in an overwhelming situation and you don't know what to do, you put yourself in a woman's shoes. ”

I have two sons in America, and all they care about in Chinese culture is Jackie Chan and Jet Li. ”

My culture doesn't regard acting highly. ”

The woman's perspective is like the dark side of the moon: it always exists, but it is never exposed, at least not in my culture. ”

After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism. ”

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. ”

It's not a pleasure torturing actors, although some of them enjoy it. ”

Not taboo - it's just that straight actors still risk their careers commercially and economically. They have to please the crowd - they're movie stars; their image is their industry. It goes beyond acting. ”