Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself.

Quote by Ang Lee

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I am a shy person.

I am a shy person.

The way I go about a lovemaking scene is that we will talk about it...

The way I go about a lovemaking scene is that we will talk about it...

I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting...

I think the book struck me in a few ways that I thought very interesting...

So many times you see beautiful lovemaking scenes with a lot of exposure or an...

So many times you see beautiful lovemaking scenes with a lot of exposure or an...

I took the name Green Destiny from - well there is such a sword called...

I took the name Green Destiny from - well there is such a sword called...

When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they...

When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they...

When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just...

When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just...

I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie,...

I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie,...

I think people are universal.

I think people are universal.

Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.

Now I'm kind of established as a director, I much prefer directing to writing.

I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite...

I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite...

My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but...

My first instinct was to cast as close to the short story as possible, but...

Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that...

Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that...

To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in...

To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in...

On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have...

On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have...

In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate...

In the past I've made movies that were pretty universally liked. You can't really hate...

When I have a full schedule like that, I don't see myself sitting there for...

When I have a full schedule like that, I don't see myself sitting there for...

Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to...

Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to...

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more...

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more...

Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted...

Meanwhile, the Ice Storm was still in development, And that was something I really wanted...