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The acclaimed director, known for his dark dramas Brokeback Mountain and The Ice Storm, told DS that he doesn't want to be seen as a "sick filmmaker".
"It was a deliberate effort and a gut reaction," Lee said. "If I keep going in that world I get sick. I don't want to be a sick filmmaker. I don't want to purvey that spirit to my audience and do the most sickly, tragic subject matter.
"I want to have a clear mind. I think the gut reaction when I came across the story, it was something I needed to do. Still with great effort - it's not like a break for me."
Lee earlier revealed that his next film will be an adaptation of Yann Martel's novel Life Of Pi.
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