Yang says that he makes his films in Taipei because it costs less to do so and because it is the place he knows best. "I'm very practical in everything I do. I'm in Taipei, so I make these kinds of movies.
楊德昌表示，之所以選擇拍攝台北，因為在台北拍片，符合經濟效益，成本較低，也因為這是他最了解的地方。