Even after making Sense and Sensibility, which ends with the happy pairing off of the good-looking lead couple, and which caters nicely to mainstream tastes, Lee believed that he "hadn't moved any closer to the Hollywood mainstream."
即使完成《理性與感性》這部俊男美女快樂結合、符合主流品味的作品，他還是認為自己「沒有走進好萊塢主流。」