That first year at Universal was a big blur and naturally I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera.
Whatever the medium there is the difficulty challenge fascination and often productive clumsiness of learning a new method: the wonderful puzzles and problems of translating with new materials.
I think that obstacles lead to growth and ultimately the most learning I've done in my life is between jobs.
Also they don't understand - writing is language. The use of language. The language to create image the language to create drama. It requires a skill of learning how to use language.
It's tempting to say the Ph.D. didn't have an effect but it's not so. I think whatever resonance I may be able to achieve is in part simply from the amount of reading and learning that I acquired along the way.
All mankind is now learning that these nuclear weapons can only serve to destroy never become beneficial.
There is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning as is praise.
I'm forever learning and that's why I'm always able to create new styles and new dimensions of hip-hop.
Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature which one would think might dispose us to modesty.
The fact is that the learning process goes on and so long as the voices are not stilled and the singers go on singing some of it gets through.