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Ang Lee Quotes about Character

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I feel like all of my characters now take this congested situation, they clash, and from there you purge yourself.

I feel like all of my characters now take this congested situation, they clash, and from there you purge yourself.

Ang Lee
Character, Situation, Clash
"Ang Lee, 'Life of Pi' Director, Talks Culture Shock, Anxiety And Why His Films Fit Together". Interview with Lucas Kavner, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 19, 2012.

When there is a strong woman character in a story - that always grabs me

Ang Lee
Strong Women, Strong, Character
"Ang Lee and James Schamus". Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2000.

Emotions serve characters' purposes. That is their motivation.

Ang Lee
Motivation, Character, Purpose
Interview with Liev Schreiber, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 7, 2009.

Summer blockbusters are very expensive to make. They have things that have to be expensive, such as 600 effects shots or CG characters that have to go a certain way, or a film design that is different but expensive.

Ang Lee
Summer, Character, Design

I don't think the Hulk is a superhero. He's the first Marvel character who is a tragic monster. Really an anti-hero.

Ang Lee
Hero, Character, Thinking

When you go for something because you're curious about it, you get psyched up about the chance of getting into it. It's like an actor meets a role, and you slip into that body and see what happens, to experience certain conditions, to adopt a certain character. Even shooting is a study of the character. I think both the character and the actor, and eventually the filmmaker - myself - are finding a way to accept their environment and being accepted and feel comfortable of themselves.

Ang Lee
Character, Thinking, Chance
Source: www.avclub.com

Basically the movies I make are my life, so I choose how I want to live my life for the next two years. So that's a decision I have to make. At some point if I feel there are enough elements - it doesn't even have to have great characters or great stories - it's just elements that can get my excitement and curiosity for one or two years, then I'll jump in and I'll find out what that is. Then I have to do [interviews like this] and rationalize why I do this.

Ang Lee
Character, Years, Two
"Ang Lee Talks LIFE OF PI, the Difficulty of Getting the Project Off the Ground, 3D as a New Artistic Form, Deleted Scenes and More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. October 3, 2012.

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