Because Shee feels that he doesn't have much time left, he isn't willing to spend time to study with a teacher: He says: "You don't paint with your hand, you paint with your mind." "Don't be afraid, and don't worry about right and wrong, just let your instincts guide your brush."
也因自覺時間不多，施哲三不願意再花時間去拜師學藝。「畫畫不是用手，是用『心』去畫」、「不要怕，不要考慮對不對，讓你的直覺帶領你的畫筆！」