Brokeback Mountain depicts same-sex love, and Ang Lee has said on many occasions, "Everyone has a Brokeback Mountain in the heart." Many could not help but ask if there was a "special someone" deep within Lee's own heart.
《斷背山》描述同性之愛，而李安又在幾個場合表示，「人人心中都有座斷背山」，有人好奇詢問，個性十足壓抑的李安，內心底層是不是偶爾會浮起一位熟悉的身影？