I came to the realization that I can also satisfy my creative side by giving somebody else a chance. I don't have to be in front of the camera for every project.
Interpretation
Creativity can be expressed through empowering others rather than seeking the spotlight.
In this quote, Michael B. Jordan reflects on the understanding that nurturing and showcasing the talents of others can be just as fulfilling as pursuing one's own creative endeavors. He emphasizes the importance of collaboration and how stepping back can enrich both personal satisfaction and the creative process as a whole.
In practice
In a speech at a creative conference, to illustrate the importance of collaboration in artistic projects.
You start at a young age, going on auditions, and you think you did a good job and expect to get that role, and you don't, and it's a letdown, a disappointment. So you tell yourself to just do the work and disconnect, because you have no control over the outcome.
I want to leave something behind. A blueprint. A work ethic. Something that my great-grandkids and their kids and their kids can see: This is where it started. Lineage. Intergenerational wealth. Things that are here forever. All that.
I think history repeats itself. There's a constant conversation between the oppressed and the oppressor. No matter what your field is, whether it's gender equality, the Time's Up movement, or diversity casting, it's always going to be a back-and-forth battle.
You can't speak Music with notes alone, but you can speak Music without notes at all!
A designer without a sense of history is worth nothing
If there is a magic in story writing, and I am convinced that there is, no one has ever been able to reduce it to a recipe that can be passed from one person to another. The formula seems to lie solely in the aching urge of the writer to convey something he feels important to the reader. If the writer has that urge, he may sometimes but by no means always find the way to do it.
A good director's not sure when he gets on the set what he's going to do.
If you write for God you will reach many men and bring them joy. If you write for men--you may make some money and you may give someone a little joy and you may make a noise in the world, for a little while. If you write for yourself, you can read what you yourself have written and after ten minutes you will be so disgusted that you will wish that you were dead.
Art remains the one way possible of speaking truth.
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