01 September, 2017

"It is not enough to want" - Kevin Spacey @ Actor's Studio.

Recently my friend Richard shared this on Facebook. I loved this conversation between the student and Mr. Spacey so much that I had to transcribe it. So that I could read this again and again.

Here we go.

Student: How can we.. Help us appreciate this early experience.. these lean years.. these very difficult years.. leading up to the ultimate prize.

Kevin Spacey: There is no prize... Out there..(pointing outwards)  the only prize is this one (pointing inwards) and what you feel.. and what you wanna accomplish. And If you can as you start out.. these.. what could be lean years.. what could be fat years..  aammm.. I.. I feel that.. I.. I very often watch a lot of young people sort of meander around.. without any idea about.. why they are doing what they are doing.. I mean to 'want' and to be ambitious and to want to be successful. IS NOT ENOUGH.. That's just desire.

To know what you want, to understand why you are doing it.. To dedicate every breath in your body.. to achieve... If you feel you have something to give. If you feel that your particular talent is worth developing, is worth caring for... Then there is nothing you can't achieve. You are gonna grow up with your colleagues.. you are gonna watch them have success.. and you are gonna watch them have failure.. and you are gonna watch how they deal with it. and they can be as much a teacher for you as anybody here.. aaamm or anybody who is privileged enough to come here and speak to you.


the video link : https://www.facebook.com/inthemomentseries/videos/943251232448159/?hc_ref=ARRLietkPXRdzwwkSsMbC3u9VGcwK2c2VzaWS4yxWDhtCbQ1IzkuuBSmndx80mjTZi0&pnref=story

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