Ang Lee

“The source of all the material comes from nothingness, illusion is working more on things you can prove. That's the principle, the essence of life, it is actually an illusion, not immaterial. That's worth pursuing. So illusion is not nothing. In a way, that is the truth.”

“I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along.”

“The father figure is something I love, but also suffocate from and want to work against.”

“I think I can work with any type of actor.”

“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.”

“I'm actually living my life with the material I choose to work with.”