You're not alone, are you? Because I'm here
Ismail Merchant was just the most seductive, passionate, outrageous, driven, genius of a man.
It is an odd paradox that a society, which can now speak openly and unabashedly about topics that were once unspeakable, still remains largely silent when it comes to mental illness
All great art comes from a sense of outrage.
Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do.
The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.
What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.
Nowadays there are so many stars on television. There are all these generic stars now. There's Dave Caruso. . . Dave Caruso's kind of fun: "I know he killed your family. . . but he won't do it again. " He says the stupidest sh*t. "I know he shot your children, but he won't do it any more. " There isn't really a recognisable personality out there.
Science coverage could be improved by the recognition that science is timeless, and therefore science stories should not need to be pegged to an item in the news.
So my message is in whichever realm, be it going into space or going into the deep sea, you have to balance the yin and yang of caution and boldness, risk aversion and risk taking, fear and fearlessness. No great accomplishment takes place, whether it be a movie or a deep ocean expedition, or a space mission, without a kind of dynamic equipoise between the two. Luck is not a factor. Hope is not a strategy. Fear is not an option.
I've never had a MySpace or a Facebook page. I avoid that entirely.