I interviewed Ang Lee tonight. I was a nervous wreck. It was
the first interview of my life at age 13. For those of you out
there who have no idea who he is I will tell you. The man is
the genius director of our time. Someday when we are old with
kids Ang Lee will have made the 10 best movies of our history
that is who Ang Lee is. I will tell you he has greatness in
his soul and you know that as soon as you see his movie, Crouching
Tiger Hidden Dragon. He pays attention to the details of life.
He is able to pays attention because he is a real observer of
life who puts everything he notices into a movie and everything
he feels into action. I wish he were one of my teachers at school.
He is soft-spoken and kind. I could listen to him for hours
talk about anything. I wish everyone who has been ignored in
life could meet him for 10 minutes and know that not all adults
lack sensitivity. Somehow this kind, brilliant, wonderful man
is balanced and understanding in spite of our crazy world. He
creates quietly from inside of himself sharing his dreams on
the movie screen with all of us. I have one hope after this
interview and after seeing this great movie and that is to watch
him direct. I just want to be a fly on the wall not to learn
technique but to watch him be happy doing what he loves to do.
Most adults seem burnt out by the time they are his age. When
I first saw his movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon there was
something about the light that caught my eye throughout the
film. Then I saw Eat Drink Man Woman an older film about food
and the light was also very clear and beautiful. We talked about
that in the interview. I also think his outlook on life is clear
and beautiful and he uses light in a spectacular way that makes
his movies stand out. Thank you Mr. Ang Lee for the first interview
of my life. This is like having your first meal ever cooked
by the best chef in the world! The only thing I can say is that
I don't need to taste other food to know that I have started
at the top in the presence of a genius. Thank you everyone for
sending over 200 emails per day and over 35,000 hits this month.
Special thanks to Mr. John Lippman of The Wall Street Journal.
who was the first journalist to interview me.
--John |
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