says Ma. He feels that his recording of the tattooed people allows him to feel a part of the "unbroken thousands of years" of Taiwan's history. Thinking of this, Ma felt that his own difficulties, like not being recognized by governmental organizations, frequent financial difficulties, and so on, paled in comparison.
馬騰岳說，他覺得記錄文面文化，使他能跟台灣的歷史「相通數千年」，想到這些，他拍攝、記錄文面老人的種種艱辛，就像曾被工作單位不認同，經常為採集經費煩惱等… …，這些苦頭，說來就不甚重要了。