Ang Lee Quotes
Things that don't have a big impact seem to be crucial. Always when you go out to make a movie you have questions, "What if this doesn't work? What if that doesn't work?" you want to cover yourself, you want to bring back enough [footage] so you can do something.
Quotes to Explore
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The contributions of African Americans, Native Americans, and immigrants throughout our nation's history are undeniable, but the tendency to overlook their gallant efforts is pervasive and persistent.
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If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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At a young age, I had to give up a lot of things, like being able to hang out with my friends.
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I see myself as a story teller.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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You can't change the market; the market just is.
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I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.
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I'm a kind person; I don't have a really nihilist streak in me, but I respond to that kind of humour.
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I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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I was doing things that weren't good for me. So I checked into the Churchill Priory clinic. It was the best thing I've done for ages.
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I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always stayed away from that.
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Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.
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It's different for every project. Some parts are quicker than others to get and know; sometimes right up until the last moment you're just praying that something will click. But you can only do a certain amount of work and then at some point you've got to think: 'OK, I'm just going to have to leap now.'
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Sorry, no, I'm never satisfied with my drumming.
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This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.
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I'm stronger knowing that while Donna Rice could be sold, she could not be bought.
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No one component of a film can have any meaning in isolation: it is the film that is the work of art. And we can only talk about its components rather arbitrarily, dividing it up artificially or the sake of theoretical discussion.
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Everybody I run into goes, 'Hey, 'Best in Show!'' Or, 'Hey, that dog movie!' which I don't mind because I'm not too good on titles.
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So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.
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Things that don't have a big impact seem to be crucial. Always when you go out to make a movie you have questions, "What if this doesn't work? What if that doesn't work?" you want to cover yourself, you want to bring back enough [footage] so you can do something.
