Ocean Vuong
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
They're not nothing.
But then eventually you look around, you said, when is it going to end?
And now I realize if I don't come off this mountain and find my people, my brother, my aunts, my family, I'm going to be in, I'm going to be buried up there.
And that was the most liberating thing.
And go into these spaces now.
And I said, I don't belong here, but I have work to do here.
You should try to scare yourself, but don't be scared of yourself.
It's important to scare yourself.
It's okay to scare yourself, but don't be afraid of yourself.
And I think we could talk a lot about ambition and craft, but the core of it is a daringness.
Try.
Risk.
Don't be afraid to be humiliated.
Don't be scared of yourself.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'm so, so honored.
Thank you.
I'm so happy you're here.
Me too.