A reminder from Atomic Habits by James Clear:
“It doesn't make sense to continue wanting something if you're not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don't want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process is to guarantee disappointment.”
Ben Affleck says the first cut of a movie is usually so bad it makes him question everything.
“When I see the first cut of my own movie, I want to kill myself.”
“90% of the time, you watch it and think, ‘Okay, we’ve got a long way to go.’”
“Making a movie is a very iterative process. A lot of the work happens after filming ends.”
“Sometimes you have to sit with the editor and explain exactly why a scene is supposed to be funny.”
“What’s obvious to you isn’t always obvious to someone else.”
“You have to explain the joke, the callback, the surprise, and why a certain take works.”
“People think there’s some magic to editing, but a lot of the time editors just need feedback.”
“Film isn’t like writing a novel. It’s collaborative.”
i love that they picked the billy joel track. while everyone’s reaching for sinatra or empire state of mind, this stands out so beautifully and makes the city feel less like a postcard and more like a place.
thank the lord, good commercials are so back.
The Knicks winning a championship while the World Cup cultural exchange is happening might be the legitimate antidote to the individualistic nihilism that’s poisoned so much of our country for the last decade or so
People want community. They want whimsy. It’s fun to have fun
Richard Gadd tells Claire Danes he once wrote an essay in school about her “guttural sob” in “Romeo + Juliet.”
Danes says: “And then you mastered the guttural sob!”
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Wanda Sykes says Bill Maher confronted her after she dissed him on the Golden Globes stage in January:
"He was like, 'What was that about?' And I was like, 'It's a joke, Bill.' He's like, 'Well, I mean, it wasn't even a joke.' I said, 'Oh, no, I heard laughter. It was clearly a joke.'" https://t.co/6Cicgmo7TZ
¿No es de países? Pero no querian que ganará un caribeño🤔 En realidad espero y oro para que ningún dominicano vuelva a pisar ese reality. Vayanse a transmitir su contenido para Europa, si van estar humillando a los latinos. @Telemundo@endemol @telemundore
Matthew McConaughey cuts through the “do what you love” hype.
Sometimes the job sucks. Sometimes the relationship needs work. Sometimes you don’t feel like tending the fire you’ve been building for years.
But that doesn’t always mean it’s wrong, it might just mean it’s hard.
He says do the sweaty, bloody work anyway. Put out the small smoke before it becomes a blaze. Sacrifice today so you can sleep better tomorrow, still connected to who you set out to be.
Real life isn’t all passion. Sometimes it’s tending the garden even when you’d rather walk away.
Viola Davis received an Oscar nomination for a single scene in DOUBT (2008). Then you watch that scene & realize calling it “one scene” almost undersells it. In a movie full of great actors, she walks in, changes the entire conversation & walks back out.
Helen Mirren says she'd work with Tom Hardy again "in a f*cking heartbeat" after reports alleged Hardy was unprofessional on the "MobLand" set.
“I love Tom, I think he’s the most amazing actor. Different actors have different processes. I’ve learnt over the years that some people get to things faster. As long as what’s on the screen is fantastic, I’m totally chilled with however someone gets there. Tom is a very special person. I think he’s absolutely remarkable. My support of him is genuine and heartfelt.”
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