This and the realization, coming from conversations with film directors returning from overseas, that his approach coincided with foreign cinematic theories gave him a heightened sense of responsibility and left him confused under the pressure of conflicting emotions.
「土產」不輸「舶來品」？！在拍攝「兒子的大玩偶」時，他與幾位留學回國、碩士級的新銳導演「短兵相接」。當大夥聊起電影，侯孝賢赫然發現：原來自己「土法煉鋼」、憑直覺拍出的東西竟與外國電影理論融會互通。