After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1984, he had no film work so he stayed at home with his children, cooking and struggling with his screenplays. He kept quiet like this for six years.
1984 年李安從紐約大學電影製作研究所畢業後，因無片可拍，在家帶孩子、煮飯，蹲苦窯寫劇本，蟄伏 6 年。