But the basic Taoism that we are concerned with here is simply a particular way of appreciating, learning from, and working with whatever happens in everyday life.
Category: learning
In any of the arts, you never stop learning.
Our learning ought to be our lives’ amendment, and the fruits of our private study ought to appear in our public behavior.
Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly each day.
There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not learning from experience.
I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s.
That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn’t realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera.
I felt that if there wasn’t going to be a good opportunity, then I would just go back to second units which I love, keep working with great directors, keep learning and knowing that the opportunity would come when the time was right.
Just learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint.
I really believe I’ve been a good person. Not perfect – forget about perfect – but just learning by what I was taught and living by my own values. I might have stepped on a few ants – and a few other things as well – but I’ve never hurt anybody.