Quoting himself as an example, Tsai Chen-nan says that if film directors Hou Hsiao-hsien and Wu Nien-chen had not waited for him and built his confidence over a long period of time, if they had not "made me feel that if I didn't change I would let them down, make them a laughing stock and make myself feel worthless," he would not have been able to quit.
蔡振南以自己為例，如果不是侯孝賢、吳念真導演長期相信他，等待他，給他信心，「讓我覺得如果我不改，會讓他們漏氣，會給人家笑，覺得自己很『畚掃』（像垃圾）」他也戒不掉毒。