偶像励志英语演讲 46:让父母为你骄傲(6)
I remember very clearly my own first conscious attempt at acting. I was six, placing my mother's half slip over my head in preparation to play the Virgin Mary in our living room. As I swaddled my Betsy Wetsy doll, I felt quiet, holy, actually, and my
偶像励志英语演讲 47:让父母为你骄傲(7)
Empathy is at the heart of the actor's art. And in high school, another form of acting took hold of me. I wanted to learn how to be appealing. So I studied the character I imagined I wanted to be that of the generically pretty high school girl and I
偶像励志英语演讲 48:让父母为你骄傲(8)
And along with all my other exterior choices, I worked on, what actors call, my interior adjustment. I adjusted my natural temperament which tends to be slightly bossy, a little opinionated, loud, a little loud full of pronouncements and high spirits
偶像励志英语演讲 49:让父母为你骄傲(9)
I got to Vassar which 43 years ago was a single-sex institution, like all the colleges in what they call the Seven Sisters, the female Ivy League and I made some very quick but lifelong and challenging friends. And with their help outside of any comp
偶像励志英语演讲 第50期:让父母为你骄傲(10)
Often men my age, President Clinton, by the way, when I met him said--Men my age, mention that character as their favorite of all the women I've played. And I have my own secret understanding of why that is and it confirms every decision I made in hi
偶像励志英语演讲 第51期:让父母为你骄傲(11)
This is a huge deal because as people in the movie business know the absolute hardest thing in the whole world is to persuade a straight male audience to identify with a woman protagonist to feel themselves embodied by her. This, more than any other
偶像励志英语演讲 第52期:让父母为你骄傲(12)
And the door into this emotion shift is empathy. As Jung said, emotion is the chief source of becoming conscious. There can be no transforming of lightness into dark of apathy into movement without emotion. Or as Leonard Cohen says, Pay attention to
偶像励志英语演讲 第53期:让父母为你骄傲(13)
Never before in the history of our country have most of the advanced degrees been awarded to women but now they are. Since the dawn of men, it's hardly more than 100 years since we were even allowed into these buildings except to clean them, but soon
偶像励志英语演讲 第54期:让父母为你骄傲(14)
And because I had been on the squad in high school, earnest full-throated cheerleading was my specialty so that's what I did. But now, I feel like I know about 1/16 of what that young woman knew. Things don't seem as certain today. Now I'm 60. I have
偶像励志英语演讲 第55期:第74届奥斯卡颁奖典礼开幕词(1)
When the great director Billy Wilder was asked what makes a movie unforgettable, his answer was simple, A little bit of magic! We're all here tonight or sitting at home watching because something came off a movie screen: a little bit of magic touched
偶像励志英语演讲 第56期:第74届奥斯卡颁奖典礼开幕词(2)
And then last September came an event that would change us. An actor friend said to me: What are we doing? What are we doing? Is it important? Is it even important what I do? And what of a night like tonight, should we celebrate the joy and magic the
偶像励志英语演讲 第57期:执着于你的梦想(1)
Well, thank you very much, President. First of all, I want to thank President Gu for having me here, and I want to thank Mr. Qizhi for your kind introduction. Thank you very much. 非常感谢。首先，我要感谢胡校长邀我至此，我还要感
偶像励志英语演讲 第58期:执着于你的梦想(2)
I've heard that it's easing up the restrictions, and it's easier to get a visa. My young Chinese friends, I want to tell you that in case no one from America has ever invited you, let me do this right now personally. I want to warmly invite all of yo
偶像励志英语演讲 第59期:执着于你的梦想(3)
I started way back as a weightlifter. I always liked the idea of lifting weights and being a bodybuilder. From the first moment when I gripped a barbell and held it around the bar and lifted the steel above my head, I felt this exhilaration, and I kn
偶像励志英语演讲 第60期:执着于你的梦想(4)
Well, let me tell you something. The next morning when I got up, my body was so sore that I couldn't even lift my arms to comb my hair. I had to have my mother comb my hair, and you know how embarrassing that is. But you know something? I learned a v
