Even more than getting married or having kids, I found losing a parent is what thrusts you into adulthood. For me it was. That was when the Earth tilted on its axis, and there was a paradigm shift, and I felt like a different person.
Interpretation
Losing a parent can profoundly change one's perspective and maturity in life.
In this quote, Paul Rudd reflects on the transformative experience of losing a parent and how it marked a significant shift from childhood to adulthood. He describes this loss as a moment that changed his entire perspective and understanding of life, suggesting that such experiences are pivotal in shaping who we become as adults.
In practice
In a speech at a memorial service to honor a loved one.
I try not to think of myself in any category, and I don't ever really try to imagine myself competing with another actor. I just know I want to do the things that I would want to see, and I know the things that turn me on, whether it's on the stage, or it's a play or a film. I just kind of want to keep doing my own thing.
Things that I grew up with stay with me. You start a certain way, and then you spend your whole life trying to find a certain simplicity that you had. It's less about staying in childhood than keeping a certain spirit of seeing things in a different way.
And...I think that's what life is all about, actually, about children and flowers.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.
I would die if I had to be confined. I don't want to feel that I'm missing out on experiencing as much as I can. For me, experiencing is knowing people all over the world and being able to photograph.
There are people looking for exactly what you have to offer, and you are being brought together on the checkerboard of life.
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