If you find that thing you love, it doesn't necessarily matter whether you do it well or not-you just need to do it.
Stanley TucciRead
A dream that you don't fight for can haunt you for the rest of your life.
Interpretation
Unpursued dreams can lead to lifelong regret.
This quote emphasizes the importance of actively pursuing one's dreams and goals. It suggests that failing to fight for what you truly desire can result in lingering feelings of dissatisfaction and regret, as unfulfilled aspirations can resonate throughout your life.
In practice
In a motivational speech to encourage young people to never give up on their dreams.
If you find that thing you love, it doesn't necessarily matter whether you do it well or not-you just need to do it.
I've always considered myself an actor first and foremost.
My late wife - she died of cancer. We tried everything we could do to save her. I wish that I could have done more and that I could have been with her at the moment she passed away. I couldn't be in that room because I knew it would be so devastating that I wouldn't be able to take care of the kids after.
As a director you have to be careful you don't over-design the film. You have to be careful that the period aspect does not take over.
Sometimes it's difficult directing yourself on film because you can't quite separate yourself from the subject.
I've figured out what to do so far, but it's always the next thing you come to where the man with the bucket of ice cold water is waiting - whoosh! in your face. That's why you work with directors who know what to tell you to do.
I've hosted the Soul Train awards, the American Music Awards... and I had my own talk show. So if I can't host by now, what the hell can I do?
The future will not belong to those who sit on the sidelines. The future will not belong to the cynics. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.
You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down.
All that is impossible remains to be accomplished.
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