I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?'
Oscar IsaacRead
I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.
Interpretation
Being fearless in expressing one's feelings is important, regardless of potential consequences.
This quote emphasizes the value of courage in communication, encouraging individuals to express their feelings openly without fear of the potential backlash. Oscar Isaac highlights that speaking authentically can lead to more genuine connections and personal freedom, despite the risk that might come with it.
In practice
In a motivational speech about personal growth and authenticity.
I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?'
I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher.
I like films that take their time a little bit more and don't show you all of their cards right away, characters that are conflicted and contradicting and seem one way at first and then suddenly turn out to be something else.
Most actors, if you ask them if they play guitar, they'll say they played guitar for 20 years, but what they really mean is they've owned a guitar for 20 years.
'Cool' is detached and emotionally cool. My instinct is to battle anything that seems overly cool.
Anything that's made by humans is about humans, whether it's about gods or aliens or anything; it's about some sort of expressive nature about us.
You have to stand up and say, 'There's nothing wrong with me or my shape or who I am; you're the one with the problem!'
Mozambique is having an economic resurgence but still four out of 10 people there have HIV or AIDS...There's astounding conditions but what I was left with...was the power of the human spirit there and the fact these people have been through so much and they were still dancing in the streets
I always liked to chase the girls. Parkinson's stops all that. Now I might have a chance to go to heaven.
When whistleblowers come forward, we need to fight for them, so others will be encouraged. When they are gagged, we must be their voice. When they are hunted, we must be their shield. When they are locked away, we must free them. Giving us the truth is not a crime. This is our data, our information, our history. We must fight to own it.
The great thing about being a print journalist is that you are permitted to duck. Cameramen get killed while the writers are flat on the floor. A war correspondent for the BBC dedicated his memoir to 50 fallen colleagues, and I guarantee you they were all taking pictures. I am only alive because I am such a chicken.
I remember promising myself that should I live I would prove myself deserving of life.
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