
Lee talked about how fortunate he was to have the opportunity to be making films with his longtime producer, now head of Focus Features, before turning to questions from the audience.

He said financially-assisted films should not be treated as propaganda "...or as a salesman for the tourist industry. I think that's just too low. They should know better than that..."
No stranger to controversy, Lee directed the Canadian-lensed Brokeback Mountain, Marvel Comics-to-film Hulk, Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Lust, Caution, which has seen its female lead actress banned from China for displaying 'excessive sexuality'.

Ang Lee revealed his next film will be a comedy about the 1960's counter-culture and he continues searching for a good Canadian hockey movie script, ever since he became a fan of the Calgary Flames team during shooting of Brokeback Mountain...