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Jackie Brown

It matters to me
Took a long time to get here
If it would have been easy
I would not have cared

Like a tropical forest
Like a cop on the beat
When all is in order
You get lost in the heat

I feel so wonderful, wonderful, wonderful the way I feel
I feel so wonderful, wonderful, wonderful the way I feel

Doesn’t matter to me
I could take it or leave it
I could learn from way back when
And still live right now

With the sun on my shoulder
And the wind in my back
I will never grow older
At least not in my mind

I feel so wonderful, wonderful, wonderful the way I feel
I feel so wonderful, wonderful, wonderful the way I feel
So wonderful, wonderful the way I feel
I feel so wonderful, wonderful, wonderful the way I feel

I’m going where there ain’t no fear
I’m going where the spirit is near
I’m going where the living is easy
And the people are kind
A new state of mind

I’m going where there ain’t no police
I’m going where there ain’t no disease
I’m going where there ain’t no need
To escape from what is
Only spirits at ease

~Jim James

Video: Jim James and Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket @ the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

A song of enlightenment.

6 days ago

Cha Cha Cha Changes!

Recently, I have come to recognize a different side of myself. This stranger who’s been hiding in me for some time now, or perhaps he’s simply been waiting for the right moment to show up. Whatever the case, he’s here now and I’m a better man for it.

Up until recently, I had a lack of confidence in myself which held me back from realizing my dream and kept me from getting stuff done. This past semester, I learned a lot about myself and what I am capable of. I know that I am not the same person that I was a year ago and it’s (for lack of better words) a fuckin relief. I realized that sitting down feeling sorry for yourself is plain silly. I now have a better understanding of who I am and what I want to do with my life. And the best part of it is, I’m finally happy.

Tomorrow I have an interview with Warner bros. This is CRAZY, and I have never been so damn nervous for anything in my life. But that’s a beautiful sign. It’s a foot in the door and an opportunity most would kill to have. Of course I don’t know what the outcome will be, but I am confident enough to believe that I can get this internship.

My dream is to be a filmmaker. And this is one step forward in the right direction. No matter what happens, no matter what this world throws at me or how many times I will be rejected, I’ll stand my ground, I won’t back down. (Yup, I quoted Tom Petty, what of it?)

This is a new Danny. So look out world, I’m coming in hot! I’ve also learned to not have regrets. Everything you go through in life is a lesson and a building block. It’s made me a better individual and better partner. I am in an amazing relationship with someone who has undoubted faith in me, who supports and respects me no matter what. And for once, I feel worthy enough of that. I guess what I want to close this with is…never doubt yourself, be who you want to be, appreciate yourself for all your strengths and faults, take time to learn who you are, take as little as you can for granted, never regret your past, and for any naysayer who says you can’t change or talks behind your back…smile at them and use them as a tool for growth, because that’s the biggest F.U. you can ever dish-out

Peace,

Dan

6 days ago -

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CAN’T FUCKIN WAIT! :-)

totalfilm:

15 Cannes 2012 Films We Can’t Wait To See

1 week ago -

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oldhollywood:

Sissy Spacek & Martin Sheen on the set of Badlands (1973, dir. Terrence Malick)

Sheen: “One night I got a call saying that [Malick] decided to use me and would I be willing to do it. And I said, ‘Why sure, I’d be happy as Larry’. [The next morning], I was driving along Pacific Coast Highway and I was listening to a Dylan song called Desolation Row..and suddenly it dawned on me what had just happened - that I had the role of my life. And I began to weep uncontrollably with joy and I had to pull off the side of the road and just stop and reflect on what was happening. And it was one of the most profound moments of my life because it was the realization of a dream that I never thought would happen to me.”

Spacek:”It was a very passionate kind of working experience. No one was making any money and everyone was there because we were desperate to work on the film…It was probably the first film that I felt creatively engaged in. Terry would ask me questions about the character. I felt like I wasn’t just an actor for hire…After working with Terry, I was like, ‘The artist rules. Nothing else matters.’ My career would have been very different if I hadn’t had that experience.”

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