Directing his remarks to the underclassmen in the audience, Yang said that when he filled out his university entrance exam forms, he initially only applied to the architecture programs at Tunghai University and Cheng Kung University because his grades in high school had been poor and he felt his only skill was drawing. However, a teacher encouraged him to include a few more programs.
對著台下的學弟妹，楊德昌說，因為高中功課不好、只會畫畫，大學聯考時他只填了東海大學和成功大學建築系，但老師要求他多填幾個系。