I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance in your movie. You go out there, promote your film and hope people like the work you did.
Interpretation
You cannot control how others perceive your work, only put forth your best effort.
This quote emphasizes the idea that regardless of the effort and dedication you put into your work, particularly in the film industry, you cannot dictate how others will react or judge it. People have their own opinions shaped by various factors, and all you can do is create and promote your work with hope and authenticity.
In practice
During a motivational speech about embracing creativity despite criticism.
Mozambique is having an economic resurgence but still four out of 10 people there have HIV or AIDS...There's astounding conditions but what I was left with...was the power of the human spirit there and the fact these people have been through so much and they were still dancing in the streets
The best thing about acting is that I get to lose myself in another character and actually get paid for it. As for myself, I'm not really sure who I am. I change every day.
My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.
I lived in Hollywood and, ironically, I didn't know you could just go out and get an agent and go on auditions and try and become an actor, I thought it was like a Masonic thing, like a blood line you had to belong to – until I was 13. Then I realised what you had to do. It is the one thing I know I want to do for the rest of my life.
As a young boy, I was obsessed with endangered species and the extinct species that men killed off. Biology was the subject in school that I was incredibly passionate about.
Mother Earth is hurting. And she needs a generation of thoughtful, caring and active kids like all of you to protect her for the future.
Elves and Dragons! Cabbages and potatoes are better for me and you. Don't go getting mixed up in the business of your betters, or you'll land in trouble too big for you. ~Hamfast Gamgee (the Gaffer)
The intuitive recognition of the instant, thus reality is the highest act of wisdom.
I choose kindness... I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me
You take the lies out of him, and he'll shrink to the size of your hat; you take the malice out of him, and he'll disappear.
Once you master how your own consciousness operates, anything can be desired and achieved.
Yoga allows you to find an inner peace that is not ruffled and riled by the endless stresses and struggles of life.
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