I wanted to shoot straight, mainstream, somehow off-beat. Not only realistic West, which is quite unfamiliar to the world's population - even to a lot of Americans.
Ang LeeAt times I can't help going for visual comfort. Sometimes a picture fills up your head, and you try to move the actors around to make that visual statement.
Ang LeeI have two sons in America, and all they care about in Chinese culture is Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
Ang Lee