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Trevor Noah

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What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

And how is this me?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

And you just keep saying that.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

Yes, so there's two things I actually want to get to before I forget is, one,

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

On the family side, what has your journey been like?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

There's a thread that I see that I think a lot of people can relate to, and that is coming from a family of hardship and living in a world of hardship,

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

means achieving becomes so much more important.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

It's not just like a trophy.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

It's not a mantle.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

It's meaningful for survival, right?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

But then what that comes with is an excessive amount of pressure as well for that success to maintain itself or to keep growing or to keep...

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

What has that journey been like for you as somebody who was contributing and helping the family?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

I'm assuming you're still doing that now.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

Does it feel like, oh, good, the comedy helps me do this?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

Or does it feel like, oh, man, I need the comedy because I need this to keep going so that I can support the family?

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

I think you were absolutely meant for it.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

But I often think that's, in a perfect world, I think that's how a society would run is the only skill that people have is where they would end up doing their thing.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

Like, I think we've created too many funnels in the world now.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

We've made everyone doctor, lawyer, engineer, like all those types of things.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

We need engineers.

What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?

We need doctors.