passion follow my passion passion follow your passion recognize your passion
your passion recognize your passion
your passion recognize your passion passion passion hello believe nation
passion passion hello believe nation
passion passion hello believe nation today we’re gonna look at how you can
today we’re gonna look at how you can
today we’re gonna look at how you can follow your passion and as always if
follow your passion and as always if
follow your passion and as always if someone says something really meaningful
someone says something really meaningful
someone says something really meaningful to you please leave in the comments
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what are your thoughts and what’s your
what are your thoughts and what’s your approach on finding and building upon
approach on finding and building upon
approach on finding and building upon passions passion is not an actionable
passions passion is not an actionable
passions passion is not an actionable word it’s correct you know that those
word it’s correct you know that those
word it’s correct you know that those who do the things that they’re
who do the things that they’re
who do the things that they’re passionate about do better but it’s not
passionate about do better but it’s not
passionate about do better but it’s not helpful advice and so the question is
helpful advice and so the question is
helpful advice and so the question is where does passion come from passion is
where does passion come from passion is
where does passion come from passion is a result passion is an energy
a result passion is an energy
a result passion is an energy passion is the feeling you have when
passion is the feeling you have when
passion is the feeling you have when you’re engaged in something that you
you’re engaged in something that you
you’re engaged in something that you love passion is the feeling you have
love passion is the feeling you have
love passion is the feeling you have that you would probably do this for free
that you would probably do this for free
that you would probably do this for free you know and you can’t believe somebody
you know and you can’t believe somebody
you know and you can’t believe somebody pays you to do it you know and I think
pays you to do it you know and I think
pays you to do it you know and I think we mistake that passion is something we
we mistake that passion is something we
we mistake that passion is something we do in our private lives but it shouldn’t
do in our private lives but it shouldn’t
do in our private lives but it shouldn’t be done you know in our careers for
be done you know in our careers for
be done you know in our careers for example and I’m a firm believer that you
example and I’m a firm believer that you
example and I’m a firm believer that you are who you are and anybody who says I’m
are who you are and anybody who says I’m
are who you are and anybody who says I’m different at home than I am at work and
different at home than I am at work and
different at home than I am at work and one of those two places you’re lying and
one of those two places you’re lying and
one of those two places you’re lying and the goal is to make everything you do in
the goal is to make everything you do in
the goal is to make everything you do in home and it works something that you
home and it works something that you
home and it works something that you have excitement to do so how do you find
have excitement to do so how do you find
have excitement to do so how do you find the things that you’re excited to do
the things that you’re excited to do
the things that you’re excited to do well it’s actually easier than you think
well it’s actually easier than you think
well it’s actually easier than you think what are the things that you love to do
what are the things that you love to do
what are the things that you love to do what are the things that you would do
what are the things that you would do
what are the things that you would do for free you know how can you recreate
for free you know how can you recreate
for free you know how can you recreate that feeling and and be pay for it so
that feeling and and be pay for it so
that feeling and and be pay for it so what are the things that I do on the
what are the things that I do on the
what are the things that I do on the weekend right I love I’m very involved
weekend right I love I’m very involved
weekend right I love I’m very involved in the art world I love to go to museums
in the art world I love to go to museums
in the art world I love to go to museums and galleries but I love to go see dance
and galleries but I love to go see dance
and galleries but I love to go see dance and performances because I want to see
and performances because I want to see
and performances because I want to see how others are interpreting the world so
how others are interpreting the world so
how others are interpreting the world so that inspires me new ideas new thoughts
that inspires me new ideas new thoughts
that inspires me new ideas new thoughts new ways of looking at the world are
new ways of looking at the world are
new ways of looking at the world are things that interest me privately and I
things that interest me privately and I
things that interest me privately and I seek it out and pay money for it right
seek it out and pay money for it right
seek it out and pay money for it right so does that mean I have to have a
so does that mean I have to have a
so does that mean I have to have a career in the arts no it means I have to
career in the arts no it means I have to
career in the arts no it means I have to have a career where new ideas are
have a career where new ideas are
have a career where new ideas are explored where people are experimenting
explored where people are experimenting
explored where people are experimenting and trying things out and I have to
and trying things out and I have to
and trying things out and I have to explore new ideas and try things out and
explore new ideas and try things out and
explore new ideas and try things out and I’m just as excited to go to work
I’m just as excited to go to work
I’m just as excited to go to work everyday as I am just you know go do
everyday as I am just you know go do
everyday as I am just you know go do something on a Saturday night and so the
something on a Saturday night and so the
something on a Saturday night and so the idea of finding your passion is
idea of finding your passion is
idea of finding your passion is ironically simple because you should be
ironically simple because you should be
ironically simple because you should be doing stuff that you enjoy sometimes
doing stuff that you enjoy sometimes
doing stuff that you enjoy sometimes what is the stuff that you enjoy and
what is the stuff that you enjoy and
what is the stuff that you enjoy and then what is the stuff that you love who
then what is the stuff that you love who
then what is the stuff that you love who the people that you love and what are
the people that you love and what are
the people that you love and what are that’s what they all have in common
that’s what they all have in common
that’s what they all have in common everybody around me their parents were
everybody around me their parents were
everybody around me their parents were lawyers or investment bankers or
lawyers or investment bankers or
lawyers or investment bankers or entrepreneurs or they were all laying
entrepreneurs or they were all laying
entrepreneurs or they were all laying involved in business and that actually
involved in business and that actually
involved in business and that actually didn’t seem very much fun to me growing
didn’t seem very much fun to me growing
didn’t seem very much fun to me growing up so I thought that being an adult’s
up so I thought that being an adult’s
up so I thought that being an adult’s kind of a drag I actually was pretty
kind of a drag I actually was pretty
kind of a drag I actually was pretty depressed when I graduated from college
depressed when I graduated from college
depressed when I graduated from college I was literally depressed for like six
I was literally depressed for like six
I was literally depressed for like six months I woke up at one o’clock in the
months I woke up at one o’clock in the
months I woke up at one o’clock in the afternoon and laid on a couch I looked
afternoon and laid on a couch I looked
afternoon and laid on a couch I looked up at the ceiling just do what am I
up at the ceiling just do what am I
up at the ceiling just do what am I going to do
going to do
going to do and so with no inspiration I just
and so with no inspiration I just
and so with no inspiration I just decided you know what
decided you know what
decided you know what the only thing I can think of to do
the only thing I can think of to do
the only thing I can think of to do right now that’s gonna make me happy is
right now that’s gonna make me happy is
right now that’s gonna make me happy is if I go surfing as I planned a
if I go surfing as I planned a
if I go surfing as I planned a five-month trip around Australia
five-month trip around Australia
five-month trip around Australia Indonesia living out of a backpack in a
Indonesia living out of a backpack in a
Indonesia living out of a backpack in a van at the time if I didn’t follow my
van at the time if I didn’t follow my
van at the time if I didn’t follow my passion for surfing I would have never
passion for surfing I would have never
passion for surfing I would have never had the idea for GoPro how do you choose
had the idea for GoPro how do you choose
had the idea for GoPro how do you choose what’s interesting to you I mean how do
what’s interesting to you I mean how do
what’s interesting to you I mean how do you decide something I have to feel
you decide something I have to feel
you decide something I have to feel passionate about I mean it it people
passionate about I mean it it people
passionate about I mean it it people don’t know this but to make a good film
don’t know this but to make a good film
don’t know this but to make a good film has to be one of the hardest things
has to be one of the hardest things
has to be one of the hardest things known to humankind to make I mean
known to humankind to make I mean
known to humankind to make I mean there’s so many factors that go into
there’s so many factors that go into
there’s so many factors that go into making a good film and like filmmakers
making a good film and like filmmakers
making a good film and like filmmakers who are passionate about this we kill
who are passionate about this we kill
who are passionate about this we kill ourselves to do this so you spend a year
ourselves to do this so you spend a year
ourselves to do this so you spend a year two years in the Malcolm X I took two
two years in the Malcolm X I took two
two years in the Malcolm X I took two years that’s that’s time out of your
years that’s that’s time out of your
years that’s that’s time out of your life and you have to have that passion
life and you have to have that passion
life and you have to have that passion for the subject matter for this but
for the subject matter for this but
for the subject matter for this but whatever it is it makes you want to go
whatever it is it makes you want to go
whatever it is it makes you want to go ahead and press the fear the difference
ahead and press the fear the difference
ahead and press the fear the difference between people who are successful or not
between people who are successful or not
between people who are successful or not or though those who are successful seem
or though those who are successful seem
or though those who are successful seem to know from age of 7 or 8 maybe older
to know from age of 7 or 8 maybe older
to know from age of 7 or 8 maybe older you know they’re very in tune with what
you know they’re very in tune with what
you know they’re very in tune with what they love they I compared to a voice
they love they I compared to a voice
they love they I compared to a voice inside their head not literally a voice
inside their head not literally a voice
inside their head not literally a voice but it’s something exciting you really
but it’s something exciting you really
but it’s something exciting you really are drawn to this subject and they hear
are drawn to this subject and they hear
are drawn to this subject and they hear it throughout their lives that for me it
it throughout their lives that for me it
it throughout their lives that for me it was it was writing and books since I was
was it was writing and books since I was
was it was writing and books since I was a kid and you know at any time I
a kid and you know at any time I
a kid and you know at any time I deviated from that love and went into
deviated from that love and went into
deviated from that love and went into something else I just was so unhappy I
something else I just was so unhappy I
something else I just was so unhappy I knew that I wasn’t doing the right thing
knew that I wasn’t doing the right thing
knew that I wasn’t doing the right thing and so it’s just like this voice that
and so it’s just like this voice that
and so it’s just like this voice that keeps drawing me back to what you really
keeps drawing me back to what you really
keeps drawing me back to what you really really love why did comedy kind of
really love why did comedy kind of
really love why did comedy kind of become your thing do you think or did
become your thing do you think or did
become your thing do you think or did comedy kind of pick you well that’s
comedy kind of pick you well that’s
comedy kind of pick you well that’s that’s a nice way of putting it
that’s a nice way of putting it
that’s a nice way of putting it that’s a nice way of putting it I would
that’s a nice way of putting it I would
that’s a nice way of putting it I would say that the you know I I can’t under
emphasize how important
emphasize how important comedy has been to my life and how
comedy has been to my life and how
comedy has been to my life and how important certain you know opportunities
important certain you know opportunities
important certain you know opportunities that came along to my life and they all
that came along to my life and they all
that came along to my life and they all many of them seem sort of acts
many of them seem sort of acts
many of them seem sort of acts for instance like second city I never
for instance like second city I never
for instance like second city I never thought of mines I didn’t think I was
thought of mines I didn’t think I was
thought of mines I didn’t think I was gonna be a comedian I had a sort of
gonna be a comedian I had a sort of
gonna be a comedian I had a sort of secret desire as a high schooler to be a
secret desire as a high schooler to be a
secret desire as a high schooler to be a comedian I didn’t know that meant you
comedian I didn’t know that meant you
comedian I didn’t know that meant you know I didn’t know what I just really
know I didn’t know what I just really
know I didn’t know what I just really liked being funny I’m from one of eleven
liked being funny I’m from one of eleven
liked being funny I’m from one of eleven kids and we’re a funny family and being
kids and we’re a funny family and being
kids and we’re a funny family and being funny was important like the the king of
funny was important like the the king of
funny was important like the the king of the room was whoever was funniest you
the room was whoever was funniest you
the room was whoever was funniest you know and I remember as a child you know
know and I remember as a child you know
know and I remember as a child you know I seen comedy helping my man family had
I seen comedy helping my man family had
I seen comedy helping my man family had a tragedy when I was younger my father
a tragedy when I was younger my father
a tragedy when I was younger my father and two of my brothers died and I
and two of my brothers died and I
and two of my brothers died and I remember my sister making another one of
remember my sister making another one of
remember my sister making another one of my sisters laughed so hard on the way on
my sisters laughed so hard on the way on
my sisters laughed so hard on the way on the the car away from the cemetery one
the the car away from the cemetery one
the the car away from the cemetery one of my sisters made the other sister
of my sisters made the other sister
of my sisters made the other sister laugh so hard that she fell on the floor
laugh so hard that she fell on the floor
laugh so hard that she fell on the floor of the limo one of the big floors like
of the limo one of the big floors like
of the limo one of the big floors like with a rumble seat facing each other and
with a rumble seat facing each other and
with a rumble seat facing each other and she fell on the floor laughing and I
she fell on the floor laughing and I
she fell on the floor laughing and I remember thinking I want to do that and
remember thinking I want to do that and
remember thinking I want to do that and I don’t know whether it was specifically
I don’t know whether it was specifically
I don’t know whether it was specifically within the context of dealing with
within the context of dealing with
within the context of dealing with tragedy because I don’t think I was
tragedy because I don’t think I was
tragedy because I don’t think I was always on ten and but I remember
always on ten and but I remember
always on ten and but I remember specifically thinking I want that I’d
specifically thinking I want that I’d
specifically thinking I want that I’d love to have been able to do that right
love to have been able to do that right
love to have been able to do that right now
now
now and then I fell asleep every night for
and then I fell asleep every night for
and then I fell asleep every night for years listening to Bill Cosby
years listening to Bill Cosby
years listening to Bill Cosby wonderfulness very funny fellow
David Frye Richard Nixon to fantasy
David Frye Richard Nixon to fantasy George Carlin class clown let’s get
George Carlin class clown let’s get
George Carlin class clown let’s get small wild and crazy guy and I would
small wild and crazy guy and I would
small wild and crazy guy and I would just back when you could stack albums so
just back when you could stack albums so
just back when you could stack albums so many stacks how many of them the top one
many stacks how many of them the top one
many stacks how many of them the top one kind of blades roll as it went around
kind of blades roll as it went around
kind of blades roll as it went around and and then I went to college to be an
and and then I went to college to be an
and and then I went to college to be an actor but an actor actor I were black
actor but an actor actor I were black
actor but an actor actor I were black and I had a beard and you know I was
and I had a beard and you know I was
and I had a beard and you know I was like let me share my misery with you
like let me share my misery with you
like let me share my misery with you you know poet slash jerk kind of actor
you know poet slash jerk kind of actor
you know poet slash jerk kind of actor and then I accidentally met some people
and then I accidentally met some people
and then I accidentally met some people from second city and and took some
from second city and and took some
from second city and and took some classes there and got invited to
classes there and got invited to
classes there and got invited to audition and accidentally just over the
audition and accidentally just over the
audition and accidentally just over the happy accident fell in with some great
happy accident fell in with some great
happy accident fell in with some great people and I still would like quit for
people and I still would like quit for
people and I still would like quit for second city four times in order to go do
second city four times in order to go do
second city four times in order to go do straight black box
straight black box
straight black box avant-garde kind of theater in Chicago
avant-garde kind of theater in Chicago
avant-garde kind of theater in Chicago which is that’s what I was gonna be I
which is that’s what I was gonna be I
which is that’s what I was gonna be I was gonna live in a studio apartment
was gonna live in a studio apartment
was gonna live in a studio apartment with no furniture and a futon on the
with no furniture and a futon on the
with no furniture and a futon on the floor that I stuffed myself with a yak
floor that I stuffed myself with a yak
floor that I stuffed myself with a yak fur
fur
fur just drained be single and with the
just drained be single and with the
just drained be single and with the beard and you know sandals and a dashiki
beard and you know sandals and a dashiki
beard and you know sandals and a dashiki and I was gonna you know drink from a
and I was gonna you know drink from a
and I was gonna you know drink from a samovar that was constantly bubbling in
samovar that was constantly bubbling in
samovar that was constantly bubbling in the background and and but then one day
the background and and but then one day
the background and and but then one day I was backstage I kept on returning to
I was backstage I kept on returning to
I was backstage I kept on returning to doing comedy and I was backstage one one
doing comedy and I was backstage one one
doing comedy and I was backstage one one night this is really the thing that made
night this is really the thing that made
night this is really the thing that made the decision for me I was backstage with
the decision for me I was backstage with
the decision for me I was backstage with a guy named Dave Rose outski who does
a guy named Dave Rose outski who does
a guy named Dave Rose outski who does does a what’s it called a web there’s
does a what’s it called a web there’s
does a what’s it called a web there’s the most blonde was over audio it does a
the most blonde was over audio it does a
the most blonde was over audio it does a podcast as a podcast yeah what do you
podcast as a podcast yeah what do you
podcast as a podcast yeah what do you kids do your podcasts it’s great guy
kids do your podcasts it’s great guy
kids do your podcasts it’s great guy we’re backstage somebody was on stage
we’re backstage somebody was on stage
we’re backstage somebody was on stage and they were supposed to do a very
and they were supposed to do a very
and they were supposed to do a very simple blackout and a blackout is a very
simple blackout and a blackout is a very
simple blackout and a blackout is a very short it’s got one joke and then the
short it’s got one joke and then the
short it’s got one joke and then the lights go out this is second city it’s a
lights go out this is second city it’s a
lights go out this is second city it’s a pace keeper for the show she goes out
pace keeper for the show she goes out
pace keeper for the show she goes out there and the blackout is this she goes
there and the blackout is this she goes
there and the blackout is this she goes you know we’re supposed to say I like to
you know we’re supposed to say I like to
you know we’re supposed to say I like to a song for you now welcome to the you
a song for you now welcome to the you
a song for you now welcome to the you know the no exit cafe like do with some
know the no exit cafe like do with some
know the no exit cafe like do with some feet right now a song for the whales and
feet right now a song for the whales and
feet right now a song for the whales and then she did to make think of you tune
then she did to make think of you tune
then she did to make think of you tune up your guitar for a long time this is a
up your guitar for a long time this is a
up your guitar for a long time this is a song for the whales and then you go very
song for the whales and then you go very
song for the whales and then you go very simple you do whistling clicks and
simple you do whistling clicks and
simple you do whistling clicks and everything it’s fine not a big not a
everything it’s fine not a big not a
everything it’s fine not a big not a great laughs but it had works every time
great laughs but it had works every time
great laughs but it had works every time she goes out there to do it I like you I
she goes out there to do it I like you I
she goes out there to do it I like you I like do a song for you right now like
like do a song for you right now like
like do a song for you right now like two thumb fear right now she just goes
two thumb fear right now she just goes
two thumb fear right now she just goes into her whistling on her clicking and
into her whistling on her clicking and
into her whistling on her clicking and we’re backstage waiting to go on for the
we’re backstage waiting to go on for the
we’re backstage waiting to go on for the next scene me and Dave and we said was
next scene me and Dave and we said was
next scene me and Dave and we said was not getting any laughs what’s this is
not getting any laughs what’s this is
not getting any laughs what’s this is foolproof
foolproof
foolproof no laughs at all what’s going on
no laughs at all what’s going on
no laughs at all what’s going on something’s wrong and then she goes oh I
something’s wrong and then she goes oh I
something’s wrong and then she goes oh I forgot it’s song for whales
forgot it’s song for whales
forgot it’s song for whales [Music]
and we burst into laughter backstage and
and we burst into laughter backstage and we threw our arms around each other in
we threw our arms around each other in
we threw our arms around each other in the agony of her failure and we’re just
the agony of her failure and we’re just
the agony of her failure and we’re just laughing we fell like I like it like a
laughing we fell like I like it like a
laughing we fell like I like it like a collapsing teepee we just fell to the
collapsing teepee we just fell to the
collapsing teepee we just fell to the ground and Dave’s feet went out on to
ground and Dave’s feet went out on to
ground and Dave’s feet went out on to stage like this as we held each other
stage like this as we held each other
stage like this as we held each other like lovers the most intimate joyful
like lovers the most intimate joyful
like lovers the most intimate joyful experience at her pain that we all knew
experience at her pain that we all knew
experience at her pain that we all knew and she could hear it happen in order to
and she could hear it happen in order to
and she could hear it happen in order to see our feet and she started laughing at
see our feet and she started laughing at
see our feet and she started laughing at how wonderfully she had just failed and
how wonderfully she had just failed and
how wonderfully she had just failed and and I thought at that moment this is
and I thought at that moment this is
and I thought at that moment this is what I want if if failure of this scale
what I want if if failure of this scale
what I want if if failure of this scale can cause this much joy for anyone then
can cause this much joy for anyone then
can cause this much joy for anyone then this is the healthiest thing that I
this is the healthiest thing that I
this is the healthiest thing that I could do with the rest of my life and I
could do with the rest of my life and I
could do with the rest of my life and I will do nothing else and I have never
will do nothing else and I have never
will do nothing else and I have never looked back from that moment the I often
looked back from that moment the I often
looked back from that moment the I often say to people who talk to me about
say to people who talk to me about
say to people who talk to me about Shakespeare who never are not actors or
Shakespeare who never are not actors or
Shakespeare who never are not actors or directors I’ve never played it or done
directors I’ve never played it or done
directors I’ve never played it or done it the actor learns Shakespeare in
it the actor learns Shakespeare in
it the actor learns Shakespeare in another way because he learns it having
another way because he learns it having
another way because he learns it having to do it having to spend months with it
to do it having to spend months with it
to do it having to spend months with it so he approaches it in that way and
so he approaches it in that way and
so he approaches it in that way and understands it in that way and the
understands it in that way and the
understands it in that way and the familiarity with the words and the
familiarity with the words and the
familiarity with the words and the phrases and what the content is what
phrases and what the content is what
phrases and what the content is what it’s saying becomes a part of you and
it’s saying becomes a part of you and
it’s saying becomes a part of you and the revelations keep coming long after
the revelations keep coming long after
the revelations keep coming long after you closed in a play you know you you
you closed in a play you know you you
you closed in a play you know you you learn things and you hear things in a
learn things and you hear things in a
learn things and you hear things in a way that you could never if you saw the
way that you could never if you saw the
way that you could never if you saw the play or if you read the play no that’s
play or if you read the play no that’s
play or if you read the play no that’s why actors in a way of lucky that they
why actors in a way of lucky that they
why actors in a way of lucky that they get an opportunity to that’s why some of
get an opportunity to that’s why some of
get an opportunity to that’s why some of the great ones that that had the
the great ones that that had the
the great ones that that had the repertoires of plays that so wanted to
repertoires of plays that so wanted to
repertoires of plays that so wanted to do it because it had so much in it it’s
do it because it had so much in it it’s
do it because it had so much in it it’s almost I can come close to say say you
almost I can come close to say say you
almost I can come close to say say you were cello you played the cello or
were cello you played the cello or
were cello you played the cello or something and you were playing Bach on
something and you were playing Bach on
something and you were playing Bach on the cello
the cello
the cello I mean Wow imagine that you know
I mean Wow imagine that you know
I mean Wow imagine that you know so so that that that manifestation of
so so that that that manifestation of
so so that that that manifestation of spirit which comes out of it changes you
spirit which comes out of it changes you
spirit which comes out of it changes you it lifts your life that does it gives
it lifts your life that does it gives
it lifts your life that does it gives you so much and once that that appealed
you so much and once that that appealed
you so much and once that that appealed to me when I was very young I really I
to me when I was very young I really I
to me when I was very young I really I was a very young guy when I started to
was a very young guy when I started to
was a very young guy when I started to do Strindberg and and things like that
do Strindberg and and things like that
do Strindberg and and things like that was very affected by that because I
was very affected by that because I
was very affected by that because I thought here it is with this material
thought here it is with this material
thought here it is with this material it’s like playing the cello because I
it’s like playing the cello because I
it’s like playing the cello because I can kind of just express things in
can kind of just express things in
can kind of just express things in myself and it made me sort of
myself and it made me sort of
myself and it made me sort of universally it gave me a more universal
universally it gave me a more universal
universally it gave me a more universal sense of things in myself because I was
sense of things in myself because I was
sense of things in myself because I was doing things that happen to use years
doing things that happen to use years
doing things that happen to use years ago II I was out of the South Bronx I
ago II I was out of the South Bronx I
ago II I was out of the South Bronx I was out of the life I come from into
was out of the life I come from into
was out of the life I come from into another world that was giving me all
another world that was giving me all
another world that was giving me all this stuff it was a gift and I knew from
this stuff it was a gift and I knew from
this stuff it was a gift and I knew from that point on age 21 I knew at that
that point on age 21 I knew at that
that point on age 21 I knew at that point I had been acting since I was this
point I had been acting since I was this
point I had been acting since I was this big
big
big but at that point I thought this is what
but at that point I thought this is what
but at that point I thought this is what I do with my life and nothing matter
I do with my life and nothing matter
I do with my life and nothing matter being famous
being famous
being famous being rich nothing only doing this now
being rich nothing only doing this now
being rich nothing only doing this now at 21 that’s easy to say you know it’s
at 21 that’s easy to say you know it’s
at 21 that’s easy to say you know it’s just you and pizza but it is true that
just you and pizza but it is true that
just you and pizza but it is true that they did a panini follow your passion
they did a panini follow your passion
they did a panini follow your passion and and not chase money and you’ll hear
and and not chase money and you’ll hear
and and not chase money and you’ll hear people say that and it doesn’t make
people say that and it doesn’t make
people say that and it doesn’t make sense because they think like it sounds
sense because they think like it sounds
sense because they think like it sounds like such a like abstract thing like
like such a like abstract thing like
like such a like abstract thing like follow your passion you know it’s like
follow your passion you know it’s like
follow your passion you know it’s like this like all positive thinking mantra
this like all positive thinking mantra
this like all positive thinking mantra or whatever but the reality is is that
or whatever but the reality is is that
or whatever but the reality is is that business is really really really really
business is really really really really
business is really really really really hard and if you’re in business and
hard and if you’re in business and
hard and if you’re in business and you’re doing it just for the money and
you’re doing it just for the money and
you’re doing it just for the money and you’re not doing it because you really
you’re not doing it because you really
you’re not doing it because you really care what’s going to happen is is when
care what’s going to happen is is when
care what’s going to happen is is when things get tough it’s going to be easy
things get tough it’s going to be easy
things get tough it’s going to be easy for you to quit because the money is not
for you to quit because the money is not
for you to quit because the money is not enough reward you know it has to come
enough reward you know it has to come
enough reward you know it has to come down to doing something that you’re
down to doing something that you’re
down to doing something that you’re passionate about something that you love
passionate about something that you love
passionate about something that you love something that you that you want to get
something that you that you want to get
something that you that you want to get up and do every day because that way
up and do every day because that way
up and do every day because that way when you’re not making money and the
when you’re not making money and the
when you’re not making money and the money’s not there you still do it anyway
money’s not there you still do it anyway
money’s not there you still do it anyway and you get better anyway so it makes it
and you get better anyway so it makes it
and you get better anyway so it makes it easier for you to continue to get better
easier for you to continue to get better
easier for you to continue to get better and improve which is what’s required for
and improve which is what’s required for
and improve which is what’s required for you ultimately reach the goal so I
you ultimately reach the goal so I
you ultimately reach the goal so I really think that following a passion is
really think that following a passion is
really think that following a passion is a requirement of being successful
a requirement of being successful
a requirement of being successful for the simple fact that it makes it
for the simple fact that it makes it
for the simple fact that it makes it almost impossible to quit you know so
almost impossible to quit you know so
almost impossible to quit you know so try to figure out what it is you’re
try to figure out what it is you’re
try to figure out what it is you’re passionate about what it is that you
passionate about what it is that you
passionate about what it is that you enjoy and and you’re in naturally become
enjoy and and you’re in naturally become
enjoy and and you’re in naturally become better you’re going to naturally endure
better you’re going to naturally endure
better you’re going to naturally endure the times of when it’s hard because you
the times of when it’s hard because you
the times of when it’s hard because you love it thank you for inviting me to
love it thank you for inviting me to
love it thank you for inviting me to celebrate with you today Tisch graduates
celebrate with you today Tisch graduates
celebrate with you today Tisch graduates you made it and
you made it and
you made it and [Music]
think about that the graduates from the
think about that the graduates from the College of Nursing they all have jobs
College of Nursing they all have jobs
College of Nursing they all have jobs the graduates from the College of
the graduates from the College of
the graduates from the College of Dentistry fully employed the Leonard and
Dentistry fully employed the Leonard and
Dentistry fully employed the Leonard and Stern School of Business graduates
Stern School of Business graduates
Stern School of Business graduates they’re covered the School of Medicine
they’re covered the School of Medicine
they’re covered the School of Medicine graduates each one will get a job the
graduates each one will get a job the
graduates each one will get a job the proud graduates of the NY School of Law
proud graduates of the NY School of Law
proud graduates of the NY School of Law they’re covered and if they’re not who
they’re covered and if they’re not who
they’re covered and if they’re not who cares they’re lawyers the English majors
cares they’re lawyers the English majors
cares they’re lawyers the English majors are not a factor
they’ll be home writing their novels
they’ll be home writing their novels teachers there all be working three jobs
teachers there all be working three jobs
teachers there all be working three jobs lousy pay yeah but still working the
lousy pay yeah but still working the
lousy pay yeah but still working the graduates in accounting they all have
graduates in accounting they all have
graduates in accounting they all have jobs where does that leave you envious
jobs where does that leave you envious
jobs where does that leave you envious of those accountants I doubt it
of those accountants I doubt it
of those accountants I doubt it they had a choice maybe they were
they had a choice maybe they were
they had a choice maybe they were passionate about accounting but I think
passionate about accounting but I think
passionate about accounting but I think it’s more likely that they used reason
it’s more likely that they used reason
it’s more likely that they used reason and logic and common sense to reach for
and logic and common sense to reach for
and logic and common sense to reach for a career that could give them the
a career that could give them the
a career that could give them the expectation of success and stability
expectation of success and stability
expectation of success and stability reason logic common sense at the Tisch
reason logic common sense at the Tisch
reason logic common sense at the Tisch School of Arts are you kidding me but
School of Arts are you kidding me but
School of Arts are you kidding me but you didn’t have that choice did you you
you didn’t have that choice did you you
you didn’t have that choice did you you discovered a talent developed an
discovered a talent developed an
discovered a talent developed an ambition and recognized your passion
ambition and recognized your passion
ambition and recognized your passion when you feel that you can’t fight it
when you feel that you can’t fight it
when you feel that you can’t fight it you just go with it
you just go with it
you just go with it when it comes to the arts passion should
when it comes to the arts passion should
when it comes to the arts passion should always trump common sense you want just
always trump common sense you want just
always trump common sense you want just following dreams you’re reaching for
following dreams you’re reaching for
following dreams you’re reaching for your destiny you’re a dancer a singer a
your destiny you’re a dancer a singer a
your destiny you’re a dancer a singer a choreographer and musician a filmmaker a
choreographer and musician a filmmaker a
choreographer and musician a filmmaker a writer a photographer a director a
writer a photographer a director a
writer a photographer a director a producer and actor an artist yeah yeah
producer and actor an artist yeah yeah
producer and actor an artist yeah yeah the good news is that that’s not a bad
the good news is that that’s not a bad
the good news is that that’s not a bad place to start now that you’ve made your
place to start now that you’ve made your
place to start now that you’ve made your choice or rather succumb to it your path
choice or rather succumb to it your path
choice or rather succumb to it your path is clear not easy but clear you have to
is clear not easy but clear you have to
is clear not easy but clear you have to keep working it’s that simple the power
keep working it’s that simple the power
keep working it’s that simple the power for me to be successful was not in the
for me to be successful was not in the
for me to be successful was not in the teachers it was not in the educational
teachers it was not in the educational
teachers it was not in the educational system it was not in my culture it was
system it was not in my culture it was
system it was not in my culture it was not in my society it was within me and I
not in my society it was within me and I
not in my society it was within me and I began to think God if you are a good god
began to think God if you are a good god
began to think God if you are a good god why am i poor if you are a great god why
why am i poor if you are a great god why
why am i poor if you are a great god why are these people better than me if you
are these people better than me if you
are these people better than me if you make me in your image why are they
make me in your image why are they
make me in your image why are they special and I’m a monkey and that night
special and I’m a monkey and that night
special and I’m a monkey and that night no thunder no lightning no earthquakes
no thunder no lightning no earthquakes
no thunder no lightning no earthquakes nothing I just heard a voice in my mind
nothing I just heard a voice in my mind
nothing I just heard a voice in my mind and the voice said I ask you to believe
and the voice said I ask you to believe
and the voice said I ask you to believe me
me
me and you will be saved not them and that
and you will be saved not them and that
and you will be saved not them and that night I made a commitment to believe
night I made a commitment to believe
night I made a commitment to believe what God said 13 years ago it’s okay I
what God said 13 years ago it’s okay I
what God said 13 years ago it’s okay I believe that I have the power to
believe that I have the power to
believe that I have the power to experience far beyond all I can ever ask
experience far beyond all I can ever ask
experience far beyond all I can ever ask think or imagine 13 years old and that’s
think or imagine 13 years old and that’s
think or imagine 13 years old and that’s when my pursuit of God began when was it
when my pursuit of God began when was it
when my pursuit of God began when was it that you realize you wanted to become a
that you realize you wanted to become a
that you realize you wanted to become a preacher you know I didn’t want to
preacher you know I didn’t want to
preacher you know I didn’t want to become a preacher matter of fact today
become a preacher matter of fact today
become a preacher matter of fact today is still consider myself a preacher I
is still consider myself a preacher I
is still consider myself a preacher I think it drove me to have a passion to
think it drove me to have a passion to
think it drove me to have a passion to help everybody who’s been oppressed my
help everybody who’s been oppressed my
help everybody who’s been oppressed my passion is to make sure that no one
passion is to make sure that no one
passion is to make sure that no one should live under what I experienced I
should live under what I experienced I
should live under what I experienced I never desired to be a minister I desired
never desired to be a minister I desired
never desired to be a minister I desired to help people
to help people
to help people this was Schrader’s passion in a way and
this was Schrader’s passion in a way and
this was Schrader’s passion in a way and then somehow we picked up on it and was
then somehow we picked up on it and was
then somehow we picked up on it and was danira myself and all felt as powerfully
danira myself and all felt as powerfully
danira myself and all felt as powerfully just attached to it as as shredded did a
just attached to it as as shredded did a
just attached to it as as shredded did a New York New York came out came came
New York New York came out came came
New York New York came out came came from something that I wanted to an
from something that I wanted to an
from something that I wanted to an explore genre and I started a fool
explore genre and I started a fool
explore genre and I started a fool around mixing genre with what you might
around mixing genre with what you might
around mixing genre with what you might call him prophet Ori style like the
call him prophet Ori style like the
call him prophet Ori style like the Cassavetes or even Kazan to a certain
Cassavetes or even Kazan to a certain
Cassavetes or even Kazan to a certain extent and blending the two and that was
extent and blending the two and that was
extent and blending the two and that was a that was a failure at the box office
a that was a failure at the box office
a that was a failure at the box office and in Hollywood and it sort of set me
and in Hollywood and it sort of set me
and in Hollywood and it sort of set me off on a road feeling I never knew if
off on a road feeling I never knew if
off on a road feeling I never knew if I’d have the passion again to do
I’d have the passion again to do
I’d have the passion again to do something from myself we had to make a
something from myself we had to make a
something from myself we had to make a movie again make a movie ever make a
movie again make a movie ever make a
movie again make a movie ever make a movie again that came for me because I
movie again that came for me because I
movie again that came for me because I realized that I just couldn’t go to work
realized that I just couldn’t go to work
realized that I just couldn’t go to work meaning go to work like okay here’s the
meaning go to work like okay here’s the
meaning go to work like okay here’s the script go there Monday morning be there
script go there Monday morning be there
script go there Monday morning be there at 5:30 and tell this person and the
at 5:30 and tell this person and the
at 5:30 and tell this person and the person getting to that act will have his
person getting to that act will have his
person getting to that act will have his own ideas or her own ideas and you don’t
own ideas or her own ideas and you don’t
own ideas or her own ideas and you don’t agree with them but you’re gonna have to
agree with them but you’re gonna have to
agree with them but you’re gonna have to go to I don’t know if I could do that I
go to I don’t know if I could do that I
go to I don’t know if I could do that I don’t know if I the energy to do it or
don’t know if I the energy to do it or
don’t know if I the energy to do it or really wanted to do it and so a De Niro
really wanted to do it and so a De Niro
really wanted to do it and so a De Niro during the period of making New York New
during the period of making New York New
during the period of making New York New York and little earlier actually when I
York and little earlier actually when I
York and little earlier actually when I was doing Alice does liver anymore he
was doing Alice does liver anymore he
was doing Alice does liver anymore he give me the book of raging bullet he
give me the book of raging bullet he
give me the book of raging bullet he wanted to make this and by that point in
wanted to make this and by that point in
wanted to make this and by that point in time I wasn’t it seemed to be more
time I wasn’t it seemed to be more
time I wasn’t it seemed to be more generated from him and as I said sports
generated from him and as I said sports
generated from him and as I said sports films I didn’t get but it’s not a sports
films I didn’t get but it’s not a sports
films I didn’t get but it’s not a sports film I didn’t realize that until I’ve
film I didn’t realize that until I’ve
film I didn’t realize that until I’ve gone through my own two or three years
gone through my own two or three years
gone through my own two or three years of soul-searching and
of soul-searching and
of soul-searching and having some difficult times and finally
having some difficult times and finally
having some difficult times and finally winding up in the hospital and I found
winding up in the hospital and I found
winding up in the hospital and I found that ultimately when I was in the
that ultimately when I was in the
that ultimately when I was in the hospital it was kind of like a kind of a
hospital it was kind of like a kind of a
hospital it was kind of like a kind of a strange miracle in a way I couldn’t I
strange miracle in a way I couldn’t I
strange miracle in a way I couldn’t I couldn’t go any I couldn’t reach any
couldn’t go any I couldn’t reach any
couldn’t go any I couldn’t reach any further down I was in bottom and when he
further down I was in bottom and when he
further down I was in bottom and when he came to see me and he just wanted really
came to see me and he just wanted really
came to see me and he just wanted really to make that film he wanted me to get
to make that film he wanted me to get
to make that film he wanted me to get out of that hospital bed too but he
out of that hospital bed too but he
out of that hospital bed too but he wanted me to make me buddy want to make
wanted me to make me buddy want to make
wanted me to make me buddy want to make the film come on you could do this you’d
the film come on you could do this you’d
the film come on you could do this you’d be so greedy to what are you doing with
be so greedy to what are you doing with
be so greedy to what are you doing with your life look at you you know you know
your life look at you you know you know
your life look at you you know you know come on please you could really do it I
come on please you could really do it I
come on please you could really do it I said I said okay it suddenly hit me I
said I said okay it suddenly hit me I
said I said okay it suddenly hit me I think I understood what it was and
think I understood what it was and
think I understood what it was and somehow through him we had this
somehow through him we had this
somehow through him we had this extraordinary collaboration mostly in a
extraordinary collaboration mostly in a
extraordinary collaboration mostly in a sense of very very collaborative and
sense of very very collaborative and
sense of very very collaborative and almost to the point where we didn’t
almost to the point where we didn’t
almost to the point where we didn’t necessarily have to talk that we kind of
necessarily have to talk that we kind of
necessarily have to talk that we kind of felt similar ways about my life and
felt similar ways about my life and
felt similar ways about my life and about people and and the the process the
about people and and the the process the
about people and and the the process the artistic process and just living trying
artistic process and just living trying
artistic process and just living trying to live being and all these different
to live being and all these different
to live being and all these different emotions we felt we kind of shared and
emotions we felt we kind of shared and
emotions we felt we kind of shared and so I thought that was the film thank you
so I thought that was the film thank you
so I thought that was the film thank you guys so much for watching I’d love to
guys so much for watching I’d love to
guys so much for watching I’d love to know what clip resonated the most with
know what clip resonated the most with
know what clip resonated the most with you what did you learn from this video
you what did you learn from this video
you what did you learn from this video that you’re gonna apply to your life or
that you’re gonna apply to your life or
that you’re gonna apply to your life or your business please leave it in the
your business please leave it in the
your business please leave it in the comments below I’m gonna join in
comments below I’m gonna join in
comments below I’m gonna join in discussion I also want to give a quick
discussion I also want to give a quick
discussion I also want to give a quick shout out to Jay Wong Jay thank you so
shout out to Jay Wong Jay thank you so
shout out to Jay Wong Jay thank you so much for picking up ten copies of my
much for picking up ten copies of my
much for picking up ten copies of my book it really really really means a lot
book it really really really means a lot
book it really really really means a lot to me so thank you guys again for
to me so thank you guys again for
to me so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope we
watching I believe in you I hope we
watching I believe in you I hope we continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and
continue to believe in yourself and whatever you’re one where it is much
whatever you’re one where it is much
whatever you’re one where it is much love I’ll see you soon
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