Despite not being a father, Chan says that he finds it easy to perform alongside children, as his first job was as a host of a children's program on the Disney Channel.
"My elder sister has a daughter who is similar in age to my character's daughter in 1993. Through this experience, I have become good at taking care of children, and being a good communicator who listens to them," he says.
While acting in scenes with his character's adult daughter — played by Cya Liu — Chan says teasingly that he became almost parental toward her during the last month of filming. Immersed in the role of caring father, he would "remind" Liu to wear warmer clothing when the temperature fell, and checked to see if she was eating well.
