Walton Goggins
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And I will spend $1,000 on a meal, but only after I've eaten for free for 10 days. You know what I mean? Just the insecurity of, even though I never lost a house, my mom never lost her house or anything like that, but the insecurity of not being able to provide for my family.
Well, he gave me some advice and he gave me a compliment that I certainly wasn't expecting. We were at lunch and he said, I want to tell you something. Hey, hey. He said, you know, not many people can do what you just did. Not many people are willing to do what you just did. And because you're not thinking about it and you're just coming from your heart, there is no filter on you.
Well, he gave me some advice and he gave me a compliment that I certainly wasn't expecting. We were at lunch and he said, I want to tell you something. Hey, hey. He said, you know, not many people can do what you just did. Not many people are willing to do what you just did. And because you're not thinking about it and you're just coming from your heart, there is no filter on you.
Well, he gave me some advice and he gave me a compliment that I certainly wasn't expecting. We were at lunch and he said, I want to tell you something. Hey, hey. He said, you know, not many people can do what you just did. Not many people are willing to do what you just did. And because you're not thinking about it and you're just coming from your heart, there is no filter on you.
And you're turning yourself over to an imaginary set of circumstances. But he said, don't lose that. He said, I don't even think you're fearless. I don't even think fear comes into it. I think maybe you're fearful, but I don't think it's a decision for you to be fearless. I don't think you came to this job thinking, I'm going to show people, I'm going to just let it all hang out.
And you're turning yourself over to an imaginary set of circumstances. But he said, don't lose that. He said, I don't even think you're fearless. I don't even think fear comes into it. I think maybe you're fearful, but I don't think it's a decision for you to be fearless. I don't think you came to this job thinking, I'm going to show people, I'm going to just let it all hang out.
And you're turning yourself over to an imaginary set of circumstances. But he said, don't lose that. He said, I don't even think you're fearless. I don't even think fear comes into it. I think maybe you're fearful, but I don't think it's a decision for you to be fearless. I don't think you came to this job thinking, I'm going to show people, I'm going to just let it all hang out.
It's just in your body. And don't ever, ever, ever lose that. Be that open always. What he was saying was, you're not jaded. It's not like you don't have obstacles that you need to overcome and deep insecurities. But what you do have is an open heart and don't Don't lose that, man. You know what I mean? Always come from that, even if you get it wrong.
It's just in your body. And don't ever, ever, ever lose that. Be that open always. What he was saying was, you're not jaded. It's not like you don't have obstacles that you need to overcome and deep insecurities. But what you do have is an open heart and don't Don't lose that, man. You know what I mean? Always come from that, even if you get it wrong.
It's just in your body. And don't ever, ever, ever lose that. Be that open always. What he was saying was, you're not jaded. It's not like you don't have obstacles that you need to overcome and deep insecurities. But what you do have is an open heart and don't Don't lose that, man. You know what I mean? Always come from that, even if you get it wrong.
But don't lose that love and passion for this work or that you appear to have in life.
But don't lose that love and passion for this work or that you appear to have in life.
But don't lose that love and passion for this work or that you appear to have in life.
Well, I just never โ I've been around for such a long time. Based on my looks or my personality, I'm not like a conventional leading man or I haven't been my whole life. And the people that knew what to do with me knew what to do with me early on. But I just didn't have those opportunities in film making. you know, a couple of like kind of leading roles that movies that no one saw.
Well, I just never โ I've been around for such a long time. Based on my looks or my personality, I'm not like a conventional leading man or I haven't been my whole life. And the people that knew what to do with me knew what to do with me early on. But I just didn't have those opportunities in film making. you know, a couple of like kind of leading roles that movies that no one saw.
Well, I just never โ I've been around for such a long time. Based on my looks or my personality, I'm not like a conventional leading man or I haven't been my whole life. And the people that knew what to do with me knew what to do with me early on. But I just didn't have those opportunities in film making. you know, a couple of like kind of leading roles that movies that no one saw.
And I, and I'm, I'm still so proud of them. And I just, I made the most out of every single opportunity that I was given. And because the only thing that you can control in this business is Is the work that you put into it, right? Expecting nothing in return. And I have had that. I just didn't have those opportunities.
And I, and I'm, I'm still so proud of them. And I just, I made the most out of every single opportunity that I was given. And because the only thing that you can control in this business is Is the work that you put into it, right? Expecting nothing in return. And I have had that. I just didn't have those opportunities.
And I, and I'm, I'm still so proud of them. And I just, I made the most out of every single opportunity that I was given. And because the only thing that you can control in this business is Is the work that you put into it, right? Expecting nothing in return. And I have had that. I just didn't have those opportunities.
And it was only once television kind of opened up for me that I began to carve out a space for me. with these opportunities that went in many different ways. But for the most part, if you get the opportunity to go to work, you go to work. Whenever you've been away from it a little long because your ego got involved and you think, oh, well, that's beneath me. Is it? Really? Go to work.