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Wanting Is Easy. We Don’t Have Time For Easy.

As most of you know, we lost a great actor and artist this weekend. Philip Seymour Hoffman contributed and made awesome art. He leaves behind an incredible body of work in which the depth and breadth of the artistry is unbelievable and undeniable. His death is a tragedy.

One of my favorite quotes from PSH:

“For me, acting is torturous, and it’s torturous because you know it’s a beautiful thing,” he said. “I was young once, and I said, ‘That’s beautiful and I want that.’ Wanting it is easy, but trying to be great — well, that’s absolutely torturous.”

The key here is “Wanting is easy. Making it happen is hard.” This beautiful and haunting thought from Todd Henry’s book Die Empty feels more true to me today than ever:

“The cost of inaction is vast. Don’t go to your grave with your best work inside you. Choose to die empty.”

Choose to make stuff. The cost of waiting is more than you have to give.

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