do what’s necessary, then do what’s possible
posted at 4:56 pm by brandon in child, my work“I like to create things from all that I’ve seen, and witnessed. That becomes more frustrating when you don’t have an outlet. You can sit and write at home, you can do all this stuff, and you think, ‘What am I doing? I’m writing for nothing, because nobody’s interested in what I’m saying, nobody’s interested in what I’m thinking.’ And it can become very, very difficult… because creating is a very solitary act. And it’s very lonely. And you think nobody’s gonna hear you, until someone does. And then they do, and then you worry the next time. What keeps you alive is creativity. That’s the life force. So that can’t leave you…. You’ll be up and down, but I’ll just say this much: take your ego and put it over here, and just witness. Don’t be it: don’t be a failure, don’t be not perfect… just witness. Witness your behavior, witness your feelings. And those will change, as everything does.”
— Academy Award-winning actress Goldie Hawn, shootin’ the bull with the students of Inside the Actors Studio
