After graduating from National Taiwan Academy of Arts 'Film and Drama Department, Ang Lee traveled to America for further study, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater at the University of Illinois and a Master of Fine Arts degree in film production from New York University.
國立藝專影劇科畢業後李安赴美求學，先後就讀於伊利諾大學戲劇系及紐約大學電影研究所。