As Lai himself has commented, underlining the dauntless pioneering spirit which animated him, "Who in their right mind would choose to go abroad to study a subject which didn't even exist in Taiwan-particularly if you planned to come back and apply your learning here?!"
「有什麼人會選擇台灣根本不存在的行業去留學呢？尤其是抱著學成歸國打算的人，」賴聲川表示，這也就暗示著說，自己願意做一個開拓者！