Many of his acting friends from high school were trying to eke out a living with jobs at small theaters. Other young people worked very hard and attended every tryout they could but ended up just spinning their wheels. It made him feel that the world of theater was a cruel and calculating place.
楊呈偉看到許多高中時一起飆戲的夥伴，到現在仍然只能窩在小型劇場裡求生存，或是許多年輕時就汲汲營營、到處參加試鏡的人，至今仍在原處打轉，不禁讓他感到演藝環境的無情與現實。