From the outside, many people consider Yang's films to show a sense of confidence and ease, but being part of the last generation to grow up with schools 'placing strict restrictions on students' hair styles and length, Yang says he still feels the pressure to convey deeper moral messages. "If my works had no deeper meaning to them, I don't think I would be comfortable with that."
外人看他的作品常流露一派自在輕鬆，但在髮禁解除最後一代成長的他，深知自己仍有「文以載道」的包袱，「如果我的作品沒有傳達出深刻意義，我會良心不安。」