Will

I’ve realized that for some reason, God placed the most beautiful things in life on the other side of our worst terrors. If we are not willing to stand in the face of the things that most deeply unnerve us, and then step across the invisible line into the land of dread, then we won’t get to experience the best that life has to offer.

Spoiler alert: There are no relationships, careers, or houses with a name that can fill the hole. There is nothing that you can receive from the material world that will create inner peace or fulfilment. The truth is, “the Smile” is generated through output. It’s not something you get, it’s something you cultivate through giving. In the end, it will not matter one single bit how well they loved you—you will only gain “the Smile” based on how well you loved them.

Перекладаючи відповідальність за власне щастя га когось іншого, ти ніколи не станеш щасливим.

In the end, it won’t matter one single bit how well they loved you, you’ll only gain a smile based on how well you loved them.

Love demands bravery. A willingness to risk it all. But bravery doesn’t mean the absence of fear.
Bravery is learning to continue forward even when you’re terrified.

To love and be loved is the highest human reward and ecstasy. Allowing the best within you to serve and unleash the best within others is the most intense of human pleasures. When I say love, I mean discovering, cultivating and sharing your unique gifts for the purpose of uplifting and empowering your loved ones.

“Jus’ remember, Lover Boy,” she said, “be nice to everybody you pass on your way up, coz you just might have to pass them again on your way down.”

In acting, understanding a character’s fears is a critical part of understanding his or her psyche. The fears create desires and the desires precipitate actions. These repetitive actions and predictable responses are the building blocks of great cinematic characters.

Over the past thirty years, like all of us, I have dealt with failure, loss, humiliation, divorce, and death. I’ve had my life threatened, my money taken away, my privacy invaded, my family disintegrated—and every single day, still, I got up, mixed concrete, and laid another brick. No matter what you’re going through, there is always another brick sitting right there in front of you, waiting to be laid. The only question is, are you going to get up and lay it?

Самые важные жизненные уроки я усваивал  вопреки самому себе. Я им сопротивлялся, отрицал, но в конце концов от тяжёлой правды было не увернуться.

Американцы не понимают, как прекрасна американская мечта.