Many filmmakers' first films are valuable experiences extracted from their real lives, and Jeff Daniels is no exception. He continued: "Many themes in the film come from my own experience, such as father-son relationship, overprotective parents, alcoholism, etc ... What I show in Dream of Spiritual Mentor is the psychological problems and romantic love that the new era needs to face, with ironic writing. I injected almost every episode of my life into the story. Although nothing really happened in it-this modification and wording may sound contradictory, I believe that if I have seen this movie, people will understand why I came to this conclusion. Maybe I was not well-known in this industry, so the script was ignored for a while, until the producer Kevin J) saw it, and Messick nodded and agreed to join the film production, and everything began to change in an almost incredible direction. Although there are many obstacles and problems, they are almost developing towards the most ideal result I can think of. With my years of working experience in the field of stand-up comedy, I have learned one thing, that is, never tell stories in a joking way, but use humor as an auxiliary means. My favorite kind of film works focuses on people who have a good sense of humor but are also flawed. They all suffer from moral crisis without exception. I hope this film can focus on the same level. "

John Hindman also said that you can find his shadow in every character in Dream of the Spiritual Mentor. Sindermann said: "As you can imagine, every character in the film speaks in a similar tone and way to me, because I wrote this story ... lauren graham plays a single mother Elizabeth, and this role was inspired by my sister-herself, of course. As for Allen, I extracted many very distinctive characters from my father. He belongs to the kind of person who has unparalleled insight, can clearly realize everyone's difficulties and then lend a helping hand, except himself. " In order to create a true and credible story environment, Jeff Daniels specially read several novels related to psychiatry. In his view, Allen's fictional novel "God and I" was inspired by a cultural phenomenon that integrated several generations of believers. Daniels said: "Maybe I really don't have this talent, so I have never been able to touch my inner soul as mentioned in the book ... but I am writing this story. All of us will constantly have some doubts about life. The biggest one is, how do we understand the' creator' who has been silent? The reason why I want to shoot Dream of Spiritual Mentor is inspired by a book called A Course in Miracles. This book is full of all surprising contents, and the greatest irony is naturally its author Helen Schuchman, because she is actually an atheist. In fact, the biggest feature of Allen's role is that he has been avoiding the essence of the problem: how can anyone really stop believing in the existence of God after writing a book about theology? Take Allen as an example. How can a grumpy man like him calm the chaos of others? This film delves into the inevitable contradictions in life. No matter who we are and what kind of social status we are in, we need to face these problems. "