Comedy was my sport. It taught me how to roll with the punches. Failure is the exact same as success when it comes to comedy because it just keeps coming. It never stops.
Emma StoneRead
It’s such a fun job, and it can be silly and light and about making people laugh. I think I was doing it a disservice by thinking it’s not something ultimately important. I always was saying, ‘I’m not saving lives; I’m not a brain surgeon.’ And that’s true—I’m not saving anyone from any life-threatening illnesses. But I get to tell stories, and that’s a pretty important task.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects the significance of storytelling and entertainment, emphasizing that even light-hearted work can have deep importance.
In this quote, Emma Stone expresses her initial undervaluation of her role in the entertainment industry. She acknowledges the joy and silliness of her job while realizing that storytelling can play a vital role in human experience. By comparing her work to more life-threatening professions, she highlights a common misconception that only certain jobs hold importance, ultimately reinforcing the idea that any profession that brings joy or insight to others has its own significance.
Themes
StorytellingEntertainmentImportanceLaughterArt
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about creativity, one might say, 'As Emma Stone reminds us, the joy of storytelling is an important part of our lives.'
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My great hope for us as young women is to start being kinder to ourselves so that we can be kinder to each other. To stop shaming ourselves and other people for things we don't know the full story on - whether someone is too fat, too skinny, too short, too tall, too loud, too quiet, too anything. There's a sense that we're all ‘too’ something, and we're all not enough.
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I'm actively working hard on learning to appreciate yourself no matter what. If what someone else says can easily derail you, it means your sense of self isn't that firmly established in the first place. It's an inside job. You're beautiful and worthy and totally unique. People insult each other based on their own insecurities - even though it may feel personal, it really never is. Really. Seriously.
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