The Best Thing Ever

“And then when I walked down the street people would’ve looked and they would’ve said there goes Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was in this game” -quote from the film The Natural, based on the novel by Bernard Malamud

“Every film I do, I have to believe that I’m making the best film that’s ever been made. Films are really hard to make. They are all-consuming. So it had never occurred to me there were people doing it who weren’t trying to make the best film that ever was. Why would you otherwise? Even if it’s not going to be the best film that’s ever been made, you have to believe that it could be. You just pour yourself into it and when it affects someone that way, that is a huge thrill for me—huge thrill. I feel like I have managed to wrap them the up in it way I try to wrap myself up.” -Christoper Nolan

In your art and anything you do, why not try to make it the best thing ever.

No matter what the result, at least you were after something great. You went for it. And isn’t so much more fun to think it just might be.

That’s what the audience is hoping for when they sit down to read your book, see your play, or watch your film. That it’s the best thing ever.

Why not strive to give it to them?

P.S. – R.I.P. Robert Redford. One of the truly greats. This scene. Chills, every single time.