Too often a story is examined through biased eyes, without a sensitivity for everyone who forged it. It's seen from the point of view of the great white savior, and rarely is the perspective of the slave a part.
Interpretation
Stories are often told from biased perspectives that overlook the experiences of marginalized voices.
This quote highlights the importance of recognizing diverse perspectives in storytelling, particularly how historical narratives are shaped by those in power while marginalizing the voices of oppressed individuals. Jeffrey Wright emphasizes the need for sensitivity and inclusivity in understanding stories, advocating for a more holistic view that includes all who contributed to it, rather than focusing solely on the dominant viewpoint.
In practice
This quote could be used in a discussion about representation in media and literature.
What I've learned in my career as an actor is that you're only as good as your collaborators. The process is many things, but it is wholly collaborative, particularly with something like 'Westworld,' which is a 10-episode-per-season gig, and we're just now on the 7th episode.
The most difficult idea to reconcile in war is the notion that anything is going to be solved by killing a stranger, or in risking your life for a cause anchored in some distant political arena.
Oh people, know that you have committed great sins. If you ask me what proof I have for these words, I say it is because I am the punishment of God. If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you!
I was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material gifts brought the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less fortunate; and that service is the rent each of us pays for living - the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time or after you have reached your personal goals.
It is at a fair that man can be drunk forever on liquor, love, or fights; at a fair that your front pocket can be picked by a trotting horse looking for sugar, and your hind pocket by a thief looking for his fortune.
It is to the credit of human nature that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates.
Perfectionism is a perpetual flight into an illusory future that cannot be attained.
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