I'm a big fand of Christoph Waltz, the Austrian actor. From Inglorious Basterds to Django Unchained to...well, anything really. He's one of those actors I look out for. His way of speaking the English language, especially, is fantastic. Ev-er-y syll-a-ble is pro-nounced so clear-ly!
He has an interesting view on life...and work in particular.
I read an interview with him in 'The Talks' where he was asked if acting is his "passion"? To which he replied. "No!" Oh. Aren't we supposed to follow our passion? Not necessarily, according to Herr Waltz. This can be interesting for you as a presenter if you've ever wondered about the whole 'passion' debate.
Here's a section:
Is passion a luxury, in your opinion?
Passion basically has been declared a commodity of the moment. Everything has to be done with passion, people are being told that life will be more meaningful and more fulfilling if they follow their passions. But in the end, it’s just about selling something to someone. Live your passion! Find yourself. It’s all a load of nonsense.
But for you, surely acting is a passion, no?
Not at all! It’s my profession, no different than it is for any other profession. In medicine, the best caregivers are those without passion. The doctors that are too passionate are very often the ones who make serious mistakes.
You have experienced some dry spells yourself: for years you were not as successful as you are today. Don’t you need a certain kind of passion during those times, to keep going?
Not at all. What keeps you going is stubbornness, economic necessity, or simply endurance. Passion will, at most, lead to frustration, but not to perseverance. For that, you don’t need passion, you need persistence.
(Read the whole interview here)
Persistence...not passion! Hmmm...interesting. What do you make of that? I can fully see what he means. As someone who flitted along for a few years from place to place because I wasn't fulfilling my passion...it makes sense. If I had stayed in the one spot for longer maybe I would have ended up with a different outcome. Who knows? It's certainly something you could think about.
Passion V Persistence.
I knew I liked this guy for a reason ;)
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