"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."

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Insight & Reflection

Words carry weight, and Ang Lee's insight into work is no exception. It serves as a gentle reminder that amidst the chaos of modern life, timeless wisdom still holds the power to guide our decisions and clarify our values.

About Ang Lee

Ang Lee is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed and hidden emotions. During his career, Lee has received international critical and popular acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. He is also the only filmmaker to win the Golden Bear twice and one of only four filmmakers to win the Golden Lion twice, and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2020.

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"I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama."

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"I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me."

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"When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left."

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"What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose."

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"If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice."

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"When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work."

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"I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass."

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