In an emotional speech, Lee told of how after completing Hulk he was feeling exhausted, physically and emotionally, and was considering giving up film. However, his father, who had long been opposed to his choice of career and was at that time facing his final days, encouraged him, telling him to "suit up and continue the fight."
李安感性地說，在拍完好萊塢電影《綠巨人》後身心俱疲，一度考慮放棄電影，但原本一直反對他拍片的父親，卻在臨終前激勵他「戴著鋼盔繼續衝」，讓他決定繼續在電影路上勇往直前。