Look, Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie.
Robert DuvallRead
I'll keep on acting 'til they wipe the drool. I like the business. I like to do different parts and diverse characters. I haven't lost my enthusiasm yet!
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the enduring passion and enthusiasm for acting, suggesting a commitment to the craft regardless of challenges.
Robert Duvall expresses his unwavering dedication to acting, highlighting his enjoyment in portraying diverse characters and his refusal to give up even when faced with obstacles. This reflects not only his love for the craft but also a broader sentiment about perseverance and maintaining enthusiasm for one's passions throughout life.
In practice
During a motivational speech about pursuing your dreams.
Look, Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie.
Smell that? You smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities.
Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie.
Not every successful man is a good father. But every good father is a successful man.
Sometimes you have to go places with characters and emotions within yourself you don't want to do, but you have a duty to the story and as a storyteller to do it.
Writing is a solitary experience. I'm extremely superstitious. If I talk about the book or name the title out loud before finishing, I feel the energy I need to write will be drained. It's so intimate, I can't even share it with my wife.
As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.
Making art was really about the problem of the soul, of losing it. It was a technique for inhabiting the world. For not dissolving into it.
The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it... try to fake three laughs in an hour - ha ha ha ha ha - they'll take you away, man. You can't.
I ground matter to find the continuous line. And when I realized I could not find it, I stopped, as if an unseen someone had slapped my hands.
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