He said that because Amis culture was always transmitted orally, there is no written record of traditional culture. Thus every time he goes to a tribal village to film, it is a race against time. He is very fearful of failing to record tribal elders before they die, thereby losing a precious part of the tribal cultural heritage.
他說，由於阿美族人是以口耳相傳的方式進行文化傳承，沒有文字記載的傳統文化，使得他每次進入部落拍攝時，總是與時間競賽，深怕趕不上部落耆老的凋零，喪失了部落最珍貴的文化。