The woman's perspective is like the dark side of the moon: it always exists, but it is never exposed, at least not in my culture.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that women's viewpoints are often overlooked or hidden in society.
Ang Lee's quote reflects on the notion that women's experiences and perspectives are frequently marginalized or kept in the shadows, much like the dark side of the moon, which is always present but not visible to us. This highlights the cultural tendency to ignore or suppress voices and insights from women, urging a need for greater awareness and exposure of their views in public discourse.
In practice
In a workshop on gender equality, this quote can be used to emphasize the importance of including women's voices in discussions.
I hope people don't compare 2D and 3D because 3D's new, it's unfair to compare to 2D which is really sophisticated, even when we're jaded about it. 3D just began, give it a chance, let the equipment and projection system catch up and be better, let the price go down, let more filmmakers get a hold of it more easily.
On a Chinese film you just give orders, no one questions you. Here, you have to convince people, you have to tell them why you want to do it a certain way, and they argue with you. Democracy.
I see a movie as a way of learning about the world, about myself, and learning about my relationship with people and art.
Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that way, but the more genuine and sympathetic you are to different points of view and situations, the more real the story is.
I also ask you my friends not to condemn me entirely to the mill of mathematical calculations, and allow me time for philosophical speculations, my only pleasures.
By hating vices too much, they come to love men too little.
Somewhere between apathy and anarchy lies the thinking human being.
It is the duty of the saints, especially in times of straights, to reflect upon the performances of Providence for them in all the states and through all the stages of their lives.
Jesus was much more interested in the quality of the people's response to him than in the quantity of the crowd.
It is the useless things that make life worth living and that make life dangerous too: wine, love, art, beauty. Without them life is safe, but not worth bothering with.
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