Not only was Sun disgusted with himself, even his own children didn't want to admit to classmates that he was their father.
他為自己訂下二個擇戲的標準：叫好，或是叫座。「和有理想、有抱負的電影工作者共同營造一部好戲，我覺得是演員的責任和光榮。否則退而求其次，也要在票房上有好成績。」這些年來，他盡量維持這二個原則，且絕不軋戲。