Because the two main characters of Pushing Hands were played by two very experienced senior actors and this was the first time Lee was directing, he was "shy of stepping on their toes and wasn't comfortable telling them what to do."
由於＜推手＞的主角是兩位資深老演員，李安首次導戲，「臉皮太薄，不太好意思去要求！」