"It's not odd for Hollywood to get a foreign director in," says Lee, "but it is rather odd for them to pick a Chinese director." Because of the lack of precedents, he had to give himself a lot of encouragement.
「好萊塢找外國導演並不奇怪，比較奇怪的是找中國導演」，李安說，也是因為前例少，在信心上需要自我鼓勵。