Lee's father, a middle-school principal, thought that his son's choice to study film in university was an embarrassment to the family. It was only after Lee had won numerous international awards that his dad finally understood that it was perfectly OK.
官政能說，就像電影一樣，李安得了許多國際獎項後，曾擔任台南一中校長的李安父親才逐漸覺得兒子學電影是 OK 的，沒有辱沒家風。