I think something that every actor wants, whether they've done four movies or forty movies, is they want to find the work interesting. You want to come to work and think this is going to be a challenge.
Taika WaititiRead
People overcoming the odds is actually a really important part of humanity, and I don't think we kind of get to celebrate that as much as we should.
Interpretation
Celebrating human resilience in the face of challenges is crucial for society.
This quote highlights the importance of acknowledging and celebrating the stories of individuals who overcome significant challenges. It suggests that such stories are central to the human experience and deserve more recognition and appreciation, as they can inspire and uplift others facing their own difficulties.
In practice
In a motivational speech to uplift a struggling audience.
I think something that every actor wants, whether they've done four movies or forty movies, is they want to find the work interesting. You want to come to work and think this is going to be a challenge.
If someone asked, 'What are your films like?,' the best I can come up with is that they're, like, a fine balance between comedy and drama. And they deal mainly with the clumsiness of humanity.
I'm not interested in doing work that doesn't captivate me.
The stuff I'm passionate about is what I write; it isn't multi-million-dollar franchise movies.
I love films that make you feel something but also deliver that payload behind jokes.
I like flawed characters, and I like seeing people who are supposed to be not villains but antagonists. There are elements to them, which are really annoying, but you kind of see where they came from. You see the things that caused those inadequacies.
What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do.
Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.
Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. [...] You only need a heart full of grace.
I bring you the gift of these four words: I believe in you.
When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.
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