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.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that women's viewpoints are often overlooked or hidden in society.
Ang Lee's quote reflects on the notion that women's experiences and perspectives are frequently marginalized or kept in the shadows, much like the dark side of the moon, which is always present but not visible to us. This highlights the cultural tendency to ignore or suppress voices and insights from women, urging a need for greater awareness and exposure of their views in public discourse.
In practice
In a workshop on gender equality, this quote can be used to emphasize the importance of including women's voices in discussions.
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.
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.
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 different points of view and situations, the more real the story is.
That democratic socialism, the great utopia of the last few generations, is not only unachievable, but that to strive for it produces something so utterly different that few of those who wish it would be prepared to accept the consequences, many will not believe until the connection has been laid bare in all its aspects.
Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century. Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's minds and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.
But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
I had, by thirteen, developed a sort of Taoist hubris about my ability to control via non-control.
When a human being kills an animal for food, he is neglecting his own hunger for justice.
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
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