I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. With the laugh comes the tears and in developing motion pictures or television shows, you must combine all the facts of life - drama, pathos and humor.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True optimism balances realism by acknowledging life includes both joy and sorrow.
- In plain terms
- Be hopeful but accept life has hard parts.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept life's complexity to stay realistic.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you balance hope and reality?
- What makes life complex for you?
Another view
Sometimes pure optimism is more motivating than realism.
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