I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?'
Oscar IsaacRead
I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.
Interpretation
Being fearless in expressing one's feelings is important, regardless of potential consequences.
This quote emphasizes the value of courage in communication, encouraging individuals to express their feelings openly without fear of the potential backlash. Oscar Isaac highlights that speaking authentically can lead to more genuine connections and personal freedom, despite the risk that might come with it.
In practice
In a motivational speech about personal growth and authenticity.
I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?'
I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher.
I like films that take their time a little bit more and don't show you all of their cards right away, characters that are conflicted and contradicting and seem one way at first and then suddenly turn out to be something else.
Most actors, if you ask them if they play guitar, they'll say they played guitar for 20 years, but what they really mean is they've owned a guitar for 20 years.
'Cool' is detached and emotionally cool. My instinct is to battle anything that seems overly cool.
Anything that's made by humans is about humans, whether it's about gods or aliens or anything; it's about some sort of expressive nature about us.
I've always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it.
You should never be afraid of people... such fear can destroy us completely. You've simply got to get rid of it, if you want to turn into someone decent. You understand that, don't you?
My cousin Jerry Lucey and five other firefighters died in a warehouse fire in Worcester, Mass. - my hometown - right in the middle of our old neighborhood downtown when a homeless couple started a fire to keep warm and the entire building went up. My cousin died trying to save homeless people who had already left the building.
You face the biggest challenge of all: to have the courage to seek your big dream regardless of what anyone says. You are the only person alive who can see your big picture and even you can't see it all.
There's something wrong in a nation where six million black men are not allowed to vote because they were convicted of felonies. They've paid their dues to society, but yet their right to vote is not reinstated.
Trump started talking about bringing back stop-and-frisk, which was ruled unconstitutional. And as a black man, that was the last thing I wanted to hear. That you will basically pass laws to say that I can be profiled, and it is legal.
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