Charlie Kaufman gave this speech on my birthday last year at the BAFTA lectures, but it is a gift to us all.
Charlie will inspire you. He inspires me. I wish we could clone him but am also glad he is one of a kind.
Thanks to Neil Fox (@drgonzolives) for tipping me to this.
I just stumbled across The Guardian’s live music series “How I Wrote…” where musicians tell of the inspiration behind their top songs — and then perform them live in the studio. It’s quite a find and worthy of burning off at least an hour today. From Cee Lo Green, British Sea Power, Warpaint, Antony & The Johnsons, to Rufus Wainwright and Corinne Bailey Rae. It’s quite a collection.
You can follow them on Twitter to get the latest updates of course..
Rainn gives back in a big way. I am a bit in awe in how generative and generous this man is. There’s a reason why he has over 2 million twitter followers and it’s not just because he’s really funny. He cares about things. He cares about people. He cares about process. He’s thoughtful. And he’s one of the folks I am thankful for getting to know in this past year.
BTW, if you haven’t encountered Brainpickings.org yet, stop delaying. It is where I found this vid and it is one of the best curated sites out there. Give yourself a gift for being so damn good this year and subscribe to their free weekly newsletter. It will make your new year even better.
In 1992, Severn Suzuki, age 13, spoke before the United Nations and told all the adults what harm they have done to the world, and asked them what they are going to do to save it. The world leaders listened closely to what she had to say.
Now is the time, for everyone to speak up, and ask what we can do. Actions speak louder than words. As Severn showed, one child can inspire millions to change their ways.
