BAFTA素来有英国奥斯卡之称,BAFTA电影委员会主席Marc Samuelson就授予李安这一荣誉表示:"Ang Lee is a master of his craft, he is an incredibly versatile, daring and exceptional filmmaker who effortlessly Moves between genres.李安是他自己艺术领域的大师,他有着令人难以置信的才华,胆识,并且作为与众不同的电影人,他一直不遗余力的去尝试不同种类的影片和题材。"His films have been truly ground-breaking both in terms of their technical expertise and for the subject matters he tackles. His pioneering work in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi and so many other titles not only showcase his technical ability and deep understanding of the filmmaking process, but also his ability to infuse every story – no matter how epic or simple—with humanizing characters we can all relate to on an emotional level through his exceptional work. We are thrilled to present him with BAFTA's highest honour."
在接受这一荣誉时,李安说道:“I’m humbled to be counted amongst such brilliant filmmakers. It’s overwhelming.能在众多出色的电影人中间被选中,我受宠若惊。这样的荣誉对我而言的意义是巨大的。“England has been particularly good to me in my career. Britain was the only market where The Ice Storm made any money.英格兰在我的职业生涯上扮演了重要的角色,英国票房是我的《冰风暴》(李安曾表示这是他最满意的一部作品)唯一盈利的市场。“And of course, Sense And Sensibility, which was like a second film school for me – I could only communicate in short sentences.当然了,《理智与情感》对我而言就像第二堂电影课。当时的我只能用简单的英文在片场做交流。“But my British colleagues were super-patient and kind to me. I owe so much to them because after Sense And Sensibility, I dared to venture into many other types of movies.”
#01Before he became an internationally acclaimed director, Ang Lee was a house husband. While his wife worked as a molecular biologist, he took the time to write a number of screenplays.在成为享誉全球的大导演前,李安是名家庭煮夫,他的妻子是一名分子生物学家,他利用闲暇时间撰写了不少剧本。#02在接受《镜报》采访时,李安表示,他认为自己是一位“永远的漂泊者”:"I'm a drifter and an outsider. There's not one single environment I can totally belong to. My cultural roots are something illusive."我是一名漂泊者,一个局外人。我无法完完全全的属于单一环境或地区。我的文化根基是说不清道不明的“幻影”。#03Fact Monster reports that Ang Lee's second feature film, The Wedding Banquet, became the first Chinese movie to be given an Academy Award nomination.
#04They found the star of Life of Pi, Suraj Sharma, after auditioning 3,000 young men, and Ang Lee commented on the irony that his parents are mathematicians.在确认《少年派的奇幻漂流》男主Suraj Sharma之前,他们试镜了3000名青年男性,李安还小小吐槽了一下:他的父母居然还都是数学家!"What are the chances that two mathematicians give birth to a kid who plays the lead in a film called Life of Pi?"