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 drop it because it was really risky. The budget we proposed was a lot higher than they expected, they wanted to [drop it]. After all, it's a philosophical book and a literature property, it's not Batman.
When something possesses me, I go ahead and do it. - Ang Lee
When something possesses me, I go ahead and do it.
- Ang Lee
Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home. - Ang Lee
Every movie I make. That’s my hideout, the place I don’t quite understand, but feel most at home.
I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and art. - Ang Lee
I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and art.
Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that way, but the more genuine and sympathetic you are to differen… - Ang Lee
Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that way, but the more genuine and sympathetic you are to differen…
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 using repression, the struggle between behaving as … - Ang Lee
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 using repression, the struggle between behaving as …
You have to know the rules, otherwise you have no tools to communicate to the audience, but to keep it fresh you have to break some. I don't choose g… - Ang Lee
You have to know the rules, otherwise you have no tools to communicate to the audience, but to keep it fresh you have to break some. I don't choose g…
The fear factor actually brings the genuineness. - Ang Lee
The fear factor actually brings the genuineness.
I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures. - Ang Lee
I think great romance needs great obstacles and textures.
Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done. - Ang Lee
Sometimes, you have to get angry to get things done.
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