Before Hou Hsiao-hsien first took up the director's megaphone, he had already gathered rich practical experience as a script holder and assistant director; after Ang Lee gained a filmmaking degree overseas, he spent six years writing screenplays before directing his first film.
侯孝賢初執導演筒前，當過場記、助導，有豐富的實務經驗；李安出國取得電影學位後，在家寫了六年劇本，才有他的第一部電影。