Harold Perrineau
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And then I would go to my bartending job or my
uh you know my waiting job and then come back and i just did everything i could to stretch myself to be in the place where i wanted to be i started treating myself as if i was already there like if i had to do a bartending gig i do my bartending gig and it's like oh hold on i gotta go meet this director and it really is just a friend of mine who's directing a little play and that's all good but that's really the place i want to be like you have to try to put yourself in those places where you know
uh you know my waiting job and then come back and i just did everything i could to stretch myself to be in the place where i wanted to be i started treating myself as if i was already there like if i had to do a bartending gig i do my bartending gig and it's like oh hold on i gotta go meet this director and it really is just a friend of mine who's directing a little play and that's all good but that's really the place i want to be like you have to try to put yourself in those places where you know
uh you know my waiting job and then come back and i just did everything i could to stretch myself to be in the place where i wanted to be i started treating myself as if i was already there like if i had to do a bartending gig i do my bartending gig and it's like oh hold on i gotta go meet this director and it really is just a friend of mine who's directing a little play and that's all good but that's really the place i want to be like you have to try to put yourself in those places where you know
where you will find your community. Every one of us will find, you know, the community of people that vibe with us. And you'll be able to really sail when you find those people.
where you will find your community. Every one of us will find, you know, the community of people that vibe with us. And you'll be able to really sail when you find those people.
where you will find your community. Every one of us will find, you know, the community of people that vibe with us. And you'll be able to really sail when you find those people.
Right, right. But I do because I'm still hustling, right? I'm still trying to make great art. I'm still trying to make a name for myself, even as it were. And my daughter just turned 12, and I'm just going to miss this part of her 12, which is going to be really, I'm going to try to do everything I can to see her as much as I can. But I'm sacrificing that thing because I have this desire.
Right, right. But I do because I'm still hustling, right? I'm still trying to make great art. I'm still trying to make a name for myself, even as it were. And my daughter just turned 12, and I'm just going to miss this part of her 12, which is going to be really, I'm going to try to do everything I can to see her as much as I can. But I'm sacrificing that thing because I have this desire.
Right, right. But I do because I'm still hustling, right? I'm still trying to make great art. I'm still trying to make a name for myself, even as it were. And my daughter just turned 12, and I'm just going to miss this part of her 12, which is going to be really, I'm going to try to do everything I can to see her as much as I can. But I'm sacrificing that thing because I have this desire.
I have this desire to succeed. My success isn't more important than my daughter, but I want her to see that you have to be able to work hard, and sometimes you have to do a little sacrificing right now to get what you want eventually. Do you know what I mean?
I have this desire to succeed. My success isn't more important than my daughter, but I want her to see that you have to be able to work hard, and sometimes you have to do a little sacrificing right now to get what you want eventually. Do you know what I mean?
I have this desire to succeed. My success isn't more important than my daughter, but I want her to see that you have to be able to work hard, and sometimes you have to do a little sacrificing right now to get what you want eventually. Do you know what I mean?
Like, I think it's, look, I think it's important about to raise, like, great human beings, right? And so... being a great human being means you're active in your own life as well, and so I like them to see me do things that I succeed at or that I work really hard for, because they're not going to see the part that's really hard, which is parenting. parenting is really hard.
Like, I think it's, look, I think it's important about to raise, like, great human beings, right? And so... being a great human being means you're active in your own life as well, and so I like them to see me do things that I succeed at or that I work really hard for, because they're not going to see the part that's really hard, which is parenting. parenting is really hard.
Like, I think it's, look, I think it's important about to raise, like, great human beings, right? And so... being a great human being means you're active in your own life as well, and so I like them to see me do things that I succeed at or that I work really hard for, because they're not going to see the part that's really hard, which is parenting. parenting is really hard.
They're not going to see that part, but they're going to see the other things that I do and realize that even within that, I still try to incorporate them as well. And I think it's going to help make, help them be really great rounded human beings and find their own passions and figure out like, oh, my dad, he used to work really hard. I remember those times he would go away.
They're not going to see that part, but they're going to see the other things that I do and realize that even within that, I still try to incorporate them as well. And I think it's going to help make, help them be really great rounded human beings and find their own passions and figure out like, oh, my dad, he used to work really hard. I remember those times he would go away.
They're not going to see that part, but they're going to see the other things that I do and realize that even within that, I still try to incorporate them as well. And I think it's going to help make, help them be really great rounded human beings and find their own passions and figure out like, oh, my dad, he used to work really hard. I remember those times he would go away.
I might not be able to be with my friends tonight, but I do want to go and do this thing because it's really going to serve me in whatever it is I'm looking for. And so hopefully they'll see those things happening with me and that'll inspire them in some way. I hope. I hope.