Daniel J. Watts: To accomplish great things, you need to "let the paint dry" | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Naama Lieberman ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:17
Hi there, my name is Daniel J. Watts,
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ื”ื™ื™, ืฉืžื™ ื“ื ื™ืืœ ื’โ€™ื™ื™ ื•ื•ื˜ืก,
00:19
I am a 2020 Tony nominee.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืขืžื“ ืœืคืจืก ื˜ื•ื ื™ ืœืฉื ืช 2020.
00:22
And I'm a storyteller.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืกืคืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
00:24
This is my new jam.
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ื–ื” ื”ืงื˜ืข ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœื™.
00:29
Uh. Uh. Uh.
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ืื”. ืื”. ืื”.
00:33
Uh. Uh.
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ืื”. ืื”.
00:34
(Tapping sounds)
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(ืจืขืฉ ื˜ืคื™ื—ื•ืช ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื)
00:49
"Maaaaaan ...
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โ€œื‘ืŸ ืื“ื...
00:52
You don't really let paint dry,"
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ืืชื” ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœืฆื‘ืข ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื‘ืฉโ€
00:54
one of my mentors said to me one day.
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ืื—ื“ ื”ืžื ื˜ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืืžืจ ืœื™ ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“.
00:56
He meant it as a compliment.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœื–ื” ื›ืžื—ืžืื”.
01:00
"Yeah, I guess you're right,"
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โ€œื›ืŸ, ืืชื” ื›ื ืจืื” ืฆื•ื“ืงโ€œ,
01:03
I grinned back pseudo-shyly,
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ื—ื™ื™ื›ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ื‘ืคืกืื•ื“ื•-ื‘ื™ื™ืฉื ื•ืช,
01:05
as I took said compliment and placed it on my head
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ื›ืฉืœืงื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืžื—ืžืื” ื•ื”ื ื—ืชื™ ืื•ืชื” ืขืœ ื”ืจืืฉ
01:08
like a half-cocked crown.
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืชืจ ื—ืฆื™-ืขืงื•ื.
01:10
I've always taken pride in being the kind of artist
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ืชื’ืืชื™ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืื ื™ ืืžืŸ
01:13
that's always making moves.
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ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืชื ื•ืขื”.
01:18
(Tapping sounds)
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(ืจืขืฉื™ ื˜ืคื™ื—ื•ืช ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื)
01:27
We were having one of our catch-up sessions, my mentor and I,
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ืขืฉื™ื ื• ืื—ื“ ืžืžืคื’ืฉื™ ื”ืขื“ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืžื ื˜ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื•ืื ื™,
01:30
July 2019,
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ื™ื•ืœื™ 2019,
01:32
I, between shooting episodes of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,"
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ืื ื™, ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืคืจืงื™ื ืฉืœ โ€œื’ื‘ืจืช ืžื™ื™ื–ืœ ื”ืžื•ืคืœืื”โ€œ,
01:36
and moving into my new apartment uptown in Harlem.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื“ื™ืจื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ื‘ื”ืืจืœื.
01:40
I'd just returned from Paris.
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืžืคืจื™ื–.
01:45
I was just going out there to hang.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ืกืขืชื™ ืœืฉื ืœื‘ืœื•ืช.
01:46
You know --
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื --
01:49
shop a little, take in a couple museums,
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ืงืฆืช ืงื ื™ื•ืช, ื›ืžื” ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื,
01:54
sit down at cafรฉs and watch the people go by.
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ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืงืคื” ื•ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ื•ืœืคื™ื.
01:56
You know -- trรจs parisien.
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื -- ื˜ืจื” ืคืจื™ื–ื™ืืŸ.
02:04
Laissezโ€“faire and whatnot.
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ืœื–ืืก-ืคื™ื™ืจ ื•ื›ืœ ื–ื”.
02:05
Little did I know that my vacation would turn into a work-cation,
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ืœื ืžืžืฉ ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื”ื—ื•ืคืฉื” ืฉืœื™ ืชื”ืคื•ืš ืœื ืกื™ืขืช ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
02:09
and I would be asked to perform with my friend Ray
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ื•ืฉื™ื‘ืงืฉื• ืžืžื ื™ ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข ืขื ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืจื™ื™
02:11
as he headlined at the international music festival AFROPUNK.
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ืฉื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืžื•ืคืข ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ื‘ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœ ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ-ืœืื•ืžื™ AFROPUNK.
02:16
OK, I might have known a little bit.
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ืื•ืงื™ื™, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืงืฆืช ื™ื“ืขืชื™.
02:18
But I wasn't going to let that paint dry.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื›ืŸ ืœืชืช ืœืฆื‘ืข ื”ื–ื” ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื‘ืฉ.
02:22
Mm hmm.
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ืžืž ื”ืžื
02:25
(Tapping sounds)
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(ืจืขืฉื™ ื˜ืคื™ื—ื•ืช ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื)
02:31
Upon my return, Dave Chappelle was making his Broadway debut,
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ื›ืฉื—ื–ืจืชื™, ื“ื™ื™ื‘ ืฉืืคืœ ืขืฉื” ืืช ื”ื•ืคืขืช ื”ื‘ื›ื•ืจื” ืฉืœื• ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™,
02:34
followed by an invite-only impromptu jam session.
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ื” ื’โ€™ื ืกืืฉืŸ ืžืื•ืœืชืจ ืœืžื•ื–ืžื ื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
02:37
I had an invite.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื”ื–ืžื ื”.
02:39
I jammed at the session.
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ื ื™ื’ื ืชื™ ื‘ื’โ€™ื ืกืืฉืŸ.
02:41
Ehhhh!
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ืื”ื”ื”ื”!
02:50
That's all right.
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ื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
02:52
A week from then, Tituss Burgess's album will be released,
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ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ื™ืฆื ื”ืืœื‘ื•ื ืฉืœ ื˜ื™ื™ื˜ื•ืก ื‘ื•ืจื’โ€™ืก,
02:55
on which I had two features,
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ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืฉื ื™ ืฉื™ืจื™ื,
02:57
and two days prior, "Deadline" would announce
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ื•ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ, Deadline ื”ื›ืจื™ื–ื•
03:00
"Broadway's 'Tina' Musical Finds its Ike Turner
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โ€œื”ืžื—ื–ืžืจ ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™ โ€˜ื˜ื™ื ื”โ€™ ืžื•ืฆื ืืช ื”ืื™ื™ืง ื˜ืจื ืจ ืฉืœื•
03:03
in 'The Last O.G.' Co-star Daniel J. Watts."
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ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ื”ืžืฉื ื” ืฉืœ The Last O.G. ื“ื ื™ืืœ ื’โ€™ื™ื™ ื•ื•ื˜ืกโ€œ.
03:08
Ohhhh, wet paint!
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ืื•ื•ื•ื•, ืฆื‘ืข ื˜ืจื™!
03:12
And I had not yet started painting like this.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืจ ื›ื›ื”.
03:15
The week before rehearsals,
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ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื—ื–ืจื•ืช,
03:16
my mother and I would travel to Clarksdale, Mississippi.
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ื•ืื ื™ ื ืกืขื ื• ืœืงืœืจืงืกื“ื™ื™ืœ, ืžื™ืกื™ืกื™ืคื™,
03:19
Memphis, Tennessee, and Nutbush, Tennessee,
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ืžืžืคื™ืก, ื˜ื ืกื™ ื•ื ื˜ื‘ื•ืฉ, ื˜ื ืกื™,
03:22
to see how a younger Ike Turner might have maneuvered through life,
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ืœืจืื•ืช ืื™ืš ืื™ื™ืง ื˜ืจื ืจ ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ ื”ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื ื•ื•ื˜ ืืช ื“ืจื›ื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื,
03:25
then back to NYC to finish shooting "Maisel,"
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ื•ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง ืœืกื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื ืฉืœ โ€œืžื™ื™ื–ืœโ€œ,
03:27
then a quick trip to L.A. for an album release concert,
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ื•ืื– ื ืกื™ืขื” ื–ืจื™ื–ื” ืœืœื•ืก ืื ื’โ€™ืœืก ืœืžื•ืคืข ื‘ื›ื•ืจื” ืœืืœื‘ื•ื,
03:30
then back to New York City to start "Tina" rehearsal.
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ื•ืื– ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื—ื–ืจื•ืช ืœโ€œื˜ื™ื ื”โ€œ.
03:35
Four weeks of rehearsal,
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ืืจื‘ืขื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื–ืจื•ืช,
03:38
three weeks of tech,
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ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงื•ืช,
03:40
four more weeks of previews.
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ื•ืืจื‘ืขื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ืžืงื“ื™ืžื”.
03:42
And now it's November, and it's opening night.
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื–ื” ื ื•ื‘ืžื‘ืจ, ื•ื–ื” ืขืจื‘ ื”ืคืชื™ื—ื”.
03:44
My family, which consists of my mother, my two aunts,
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ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™, ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ืืžื ืฉืœื™, ืฉืชื™ ื“ื•ื“ื•ืช,
03:51
my two cousins and my 91-year-old granny
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ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ื•ืกื‘ืชื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืช ื”-91
03:53
fly up to support.
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ื˜ืกื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ื™.
03:56
They are drenched -- drenched -- in Southern pride
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ื”ื ืกืคื•ื’ื™ื -- ืกืคื•ื’ื™ื -- ื‘ื’ืื•ื•ื” ื“ืจื•ืžื™ืช
04:01
and basking in familial glory
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ืงื•ืจื ื™ื ืžืื•ืฉืจ ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™
04:03
as Tina Turner pretends to give me a light smacking around at the curtain call,
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ื›ืฉื˜ื™ื ื” ื˜ืจื ืจ ืžืขืžื™ื“ื” ืคื ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื—ื˜ื™ืคื” ืœื™ ื‘ื”ื“ืจืŸ
04:07
in front of 1,500 people.
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ืœืคื ื™ 1,500 ืื ืฉื™ื.
04:10
(Tapping sounds)
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(ืจืขืฉื™ ื˜ืคื™ื—ื•ืช ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื)
04:15
It was awesome.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืื“ื™ืจ.
04:19
Skip over to Thanksgiving, which means it's basically Christmas,
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ื ื“ืœื’ ืœื—ื’ ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ื”, ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื–ื” ืชื›ืฃ ื—ื’ ื”ืžื•ืœื“,
04:22
so you might as well say it's a new year.
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ื•ืืคืฉืจ ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืฉื–ื• ืฉื ื” ื—ื“ืฉื”.
04:24
Happy New Year 2020!
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ืฉื ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” 2020!
04:25
Spoiler alert: things are going to get wild --
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ืื–ื”ืจืช ืกืคื•ื™ืœืจ: ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉื•ื’ืขื™ื
04:28
fast.
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ืžื”ืจ.
04:29
But I wasn't about to let that 2020 paint get dry.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ื ืชื™ ืœืชืช ืœืฆื‘ืข ืฉืœ 2020 ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื‘ืฉ.
04:44
Yeahhhh.
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ื™ื™ื™ื™ื™ื”.
04:48
First off,
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ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ,
04:50
performances of my one-man show overlap with my eight shows a week at 'Tina,'
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ื”ื•ืคืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื’ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืœื™ ื—ืคืคื• ืœืฉืžื•ื ื” ื”ื•ืคืขื•ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœ โ€œื˜ื™ื ื”โ€œ,
04:55
fully equipped with no days off
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ืืคืก ื™ืžื™ื ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื™ื
04:57
and a midnight performance on a Friday night,
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ื•ื”ืฆื’ืช ื—ืฆื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉื™ ื‘ืœื™ืœื”,
05:00
the night before a two-show Saturday.
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ืœื™ืœื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืชื™ ื”ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ืช.
05:02
Wet paint, wet paint, wet paint!
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ืฆื‘ืข ื˜ืจื™, ืฆื‘ืข ื˜ืจื™, ืฆื‘ืข ื˜ืจื™!
05:08
Bleeding into February, I'm starting to feel the effects.
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ืžื“ืžื ืœืชื•ืš ืคื‘ืจื•ืืจ, ืื ื™ ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื•ืช.
05:12
Everything's starting to blend.
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ื”ื›ื•ืœ ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืชืขืจื‘ื‘.
05:18
I'm only three months into my one-year contract,
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ืจืง ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืขื‘ืจื• ื‘ื—ื•ื–ื” ื”ืฉื ืชื™ ืฉืœื™,
05:21
and I'm already feeling like I need a break, I need a vacation.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ื”ืคืกืงื”, ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ื—ื•ืคืฉื”.
05:26
Moving into March,
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ืžืชืงื“ืžื™ื ืœืžืืจืก,
05:27
and now taking on the role of Ike Turner has started to take its toll,
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ืง ื˜ืจื ืจ ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื’ื‘ื•ืช ืžื—ื™ืจ,
05:31
and I can't tell whose trauma is whose.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื™ ื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”.
05:35
I can't tell whose trauma is hues ...
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ืœื ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ื‘ื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื...
05:39
And there's news of this mysterious illness making its Broadway debut.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื—ืœื” ืžืกืชื•ืจื™ืช ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ื”ื•ืคืขืช ื‘ื›ื•ืจื” ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™.
05:46
Uh, but this paint, though.
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ืื”, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืฆื‘ืข ื”ื–ื”.
05:50
All cylinders are firing, I'm firing all cylinders
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ื›ืœ ื”ืฆื™ืœื™ื ื“ืจื™ื ื™ื•ืจื™ื, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ืจื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืชื•ืชื—ื™ื,
05:53
because there's Tony buzz -- got to pack those interviews in! --
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ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืคืจืก ื˜ื•ื ื™ -- ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืก ืขื•ื“ ืจืื™ื•ื ื•ืช!
05:56
which means suits, purple suits, blue suits, green.
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ื–ืืช ืื•ืžืจืช, ื—ืœื™ืคื•ืช, ื—ืœื™ืคื•ืช ืกื’ื•ืœื•ืช, ื—ืœื™ืคื•ืช ื›ื—ื•ืœื•ืช, ื™ืจื•ืงื•ืช.
06:00
Suits you, it suits me.
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ืชื—ืœื™ืฃ ืื•ืชื™ ื•ืื—ืœื™ืฃ ืื•ืชืš.
06:01
And is that a hazmat suit?
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ื•ื”ืื ื–ื• ื—ืœื™ืคืช ืื‘โ€œื›?
06:04
Aquamarine.
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ืืงื•ื•ืžืืจื™ืŸ.
06:10
And as it seems the paint is beginning to dry,
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ื•ื›ืฉื ืจืื” ืฉื”ืฆื‘ืข ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื‘ืฉ,
06:13
I ask myself:
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ืื ื™ ืฉื•ืืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™:
06:16
Do I really want all this?
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ื”ืื ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืืช ื›ืœ ื–ื”?
06:19
I mean, all of this, the fortune and the fame and the celebrity?
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื›ืœ ื–ื”, ื”ืขื•ืฉืจ ื•ื”ืชื”ื™ืœื” ื•ื”ืกืœื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™?
06:22
Because Dave Chappelle said to David Letterman
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ื›ื™ ื“ื™ื™ื‘ ืฉืืคืœ ืืžืจ ืœื“ื™ื•ื•ื™ื“ ืœื˜ืจืžืŸ
06:24
that the more you invest into yourself as a celebrity,
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ืฉื›ื›ืœ ืฉืืชื” ืžืฉืงื™ืข ื‘ืขืฆืžืš ื›ืกืœื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™,
06:28
the less of yourself you get to own.
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ื›ื›ื” ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืคื—ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ืขืฆืžืš.
06:33
Hmm.
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ื”ืžืžืž.
06:39
And I asked myself:
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ื•ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™:
06:43
Am I really going anywhere?
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ื”ืื ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืื™ื ืฉื”ื•?
06:44
Like, what's my sense of direction?
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ื›ืื™ืœื•, ืžื” ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™?
06:46
Because I feel like I'm not going anywhere
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื
06:48
or like I'm running in place on a hamster wheel
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ืื• ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ื™ ืจืฅ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื›ืžื• ืื•ื’ืจ ืขืœ ื’ืœื’ืœ
06:50
that I don't know how to get off of.
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ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืื™ืš ืœืจื“ืช ืžืžื ื•.
06:52
And it's like I have to ask permission
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ื•ื–ื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืจืฉื•ืช
06:54
to do the thing that I know that I need to do for myself,
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืขืฆืžื™,
06:56
and then, and then, and then, and then ...
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ื•ืื–, ื•ืื–, ื•ืื–, ื•ืื–...
06:59
The world finally stops.
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ื”ืขื•ืœื ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ืขื•ืฆืจ.
07:09
And because everything is in flux,
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ื•ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื›ื•ืœ ืžืฉืชื ื”,
07:12
I am forced to take a much-needed reprieve
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ืื ื™ ืžื•ื›ืจื— ืœืฆืืช ืœื”ืฉืขื™ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ื›ืœ ื›ืš
07:14
as that mysterious illness has been granted an extension.
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ืžื—ืœื” ื”ืžืกืชื•ืจื™ืช ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ื”ืืจื›ื”.
07:18
And though I know the answer is not for a while,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ืœื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืงืจื•ื‘,
07:22
I kept asking myself:
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ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™:
07:24
Whenโ€™s Broadway coming back?
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ืžืชื™ ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™ ื—ื•ื–ืจ?
07:27
Because even though I really, really, really need to take this break,
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ื›ื™ ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืืžืช ืฆืจื™ืš ืืช ื”ื”ืคืกืงื” ื”ื–ื•,
07:30
I really, really, really, really, really need a check,
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืืžืช, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง,
07:33
and I keep checking the status on this mysterious illness
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืžืฉื™ืš ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ื”ืกื˜ื˜ื•ืก ืฉืœ ื”ืžื—ืœื” ื”ืžืกืชื•ืจื™ืช ื”ื–ื•
07:36
because I need that paint to dry now.
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉื”ืฆื‘ืข ื”ื–ื” ื™ืชื™ื™ื‘ืฉ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
07:40
And now everyone's dazed and confused, our greys turned to blues.
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื›ื•ืœ ืžื˜ื•ืฉื˜ืฉ ื•ืžื‘ื•ืœื‘ืœ, ื”ืืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœื›ื—ื•ืœื™ื.
07:44
I'm off all of the socials,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืชื ืชืง ืžื›ืœ ื”ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช,
07:45
but I stay glued to the news
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ืื‘ืœ ื ืฉืืจ ื“ื‘ื•ืง ืœื—ื“ืฉื•ืช
07:47
because I'm watching the paint dry
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืžืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืฆื‘ืข ืžืชื™ื™ื‘ืฉ
07:50
that will not dry fast enough for me to keep going.
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ืฉืœื ืžืชื™ื™ื‘ืฉ ืžื”ืจ ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™.
07:56
Hmm.
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ื”ืžืžืžืž.
07:59
Skip to the summer.
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ืžื“ืœื’ื™ื ืœืงื™ืฅ.
08:00
Skip to the summer,
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ืžื“ืœื’ื™ื ืœืงื™ืฅ,
08:02
now the country's on fire.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ืืฉ.
08:06
I'm back on all the socials,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืœืจืฉืชื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช,
08:09
because my one-man show has been revived and revamped for the virtual space
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ื›ื™ ื”ืฆื’ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืœื™ ืขื‘ืจื” ื”ื—ื™ื™ืื” ื•ื”ืชืืžื” ืœืžืจื—ื‘ ื”ื•ื™ืจื˜ื•ืืœื™
08:14
so I can comment on the death of Ahmaud, Breonna and George.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื’ื™ื‘ ืœืžื•ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื—ืžื“, ื‘ืจื™ืื ื” ื•ื’โ€˜ื•ืจื’โ€™.
08:20
Broadway still doesn't know when it's going to come back,
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ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžืชื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ,
08:22
but now it's in the hot seat for all of its past transgressions.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื•ื ื‘ื›ื™ืกื ื”ื ืืฉืžื™ื ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืขื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื•.
08:27
And I think it might be time for me to take a break from the city.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ืคืกืงื” ืžื”ืขื™ืจ.
08:31
Three weeks in North Carolina, two weeks in L.A., one week in Portland.
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ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื‘ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืงืจื•ืœื™ื™ื ื”, ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื™ื ื‘ืœื•ืก ืื ื’โ€™ืœืก, ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื‘ืคื•ืจื˜ืœื ื“.
08:35
I come back to New York.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืœื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
08:36
Broadway still doesn't know when it's going to come back.
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ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžืชื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ื—ื–ื•ืจ.
08:39
I need something to take my mind off all these pandemics,
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ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ืกื™ื— ืืช ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื›ืœ ื”ืžื’ืคื•ืช ื”ืืœื”,
08:42
and the next thing I know ...
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ื•ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื‘ื ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข...
08:43
I'm painting with my feet.
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ืื ื™ ืžืฆื™ื™ืจ ื‘ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื.
08:46
I needed something live and in color
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืžืฉื”ื• ื—ื™ ื•ื‘ืฆื‘ืข
08:49
that wasn't "Live and in color!"
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ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” โ€œื—ื™ ื•ื‘ืฆื‘ืข!โ€
08:51
And now I realize I'm obsessed with diving in colors.
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื‘ื™ ืœืฆืœื™ืœื” ื‘ืฆื‘ืขื™ื.
08:56
Watching them splatter, swirl and blend
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ืœืจืื•ืช ืื•ืชื ืžืชื™ื–ื™ื, ืžืชืขืจื‘ืœื™ื ื•ืžืชืขืจื‘ื‘ื™ื
09:01
and do all the things people shouldn't be doing right now.
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ื•ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืจื’ืข.
09:12
And as I'm in the midst of my deep dive,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืฆืœื™ืœื” ื”ืขืžื•ืงื” ืฉืœื™,
09:16
I realize
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ืŸ
09:18
I had to learn how to let paint dry.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืื™ืš ืœืชืช ืœืฆื‘ืข ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื‘ืฉ.
09:23
I have to stop
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ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฆื•ืจ
09:26
and take a break,
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ืคืกืงื”,
09:27
because if I don't,
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ื›ื™ ืื ืœื ืืขืฉื” ืืช ื–ื”,
09:29
my yellows and my blues will make green,
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ื”ืฆื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ื”ื›ื—ื•ืœื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื™ื”ื™ื• ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื,
09:33
even if that's not what I really, really want.
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ื’ื ืื ื–ื” ืœื ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื”.
09:39
And then I started to think about all the other times
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ื•ืื– ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืคืขืžื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ืช
09:42
when I wasn't letting paint dry,
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ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืœื ื ืชืชื™ ืœืฆื‘ืข ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื‘ืฉ,
09:43
when I wasn't taking time away to let things heal,
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ื›ืฉืœื ื ืชืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื,
09:46
like when I was still dancing on two sprained ankles,
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืฉืจืงื“ืชื™ ืขืœ ืฉื ื™ ืงืจืกื•ืœื™ื™ื ื ืงื•ืขื™ื,
09:50
even though the doctor told me I needed to take a break for a while.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืจื•ืคื ืืžืจ ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ืคืกืงื” ืœื–ืžืŸ ืžื”.
09:54
Or when I was trying to force closure in a newly broken-up relationship
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ืื• ื›ืฉื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื›ืคื•ืช ื”ืฉืœืžื” ืžื™ื“ ืื—ืจื™ ืคืจื™ื“ื”
09:58
because I didn't want to deal with the healing process.
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ื›ื™ ืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ื”ื—ืœืžื”.
10:01
Or when I fussed out my reps
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ืื• ื›ืฉืฉื™ื’ืขืชื™ ืืช ื”ื ืฆื™ื’ื™ื ืฉืœื™
10:03
because ... because Netflix havenโ€™t called to offer me a deal
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ื›ื™... ื›ื™ ื ื˜ืคืœื™ืงืก ืœื ื”ืชืงืฉืจื• ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืœื™ ืขืกืงื”
10:08
a week after my one-man show.
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ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืฆื’ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืœื™.
10:11
All the times when I didn't want time
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ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ืฉืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ื–ืžืŸ
10:13
to take the time it takes
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ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื™ื™ืงื—
10:15
to reveal itself to me.
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ืœื”ืชื’ืœื•ืช ื‘ืคื ื™.
10:19
All the times when I didn't believe
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ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ื ืœื ื”ืืžื ืชื™
10:22
that what I had already done was enough
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ืฉืžื” ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื–ื” ืžืกืคื™ืง
10:24
and that I didn't have to keep going back in with more color.
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ื•ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืคื ื™ืžื” ืขื ืขื•ื“ ืฆื‘ืข.
10:32
Broadway can't come back.
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ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ.
10:36
It has to come forward.
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ื”ื•ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืชืงื“ื.
10:39
And when it does, it has to be more expressive with the colors that it uses.
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ื•ื›ืฉื–ื” ื™ืงืจื”, ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืฆื‘ืขื™ื ืขื–ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื‘ืขื‘ืจ.
10:50
And unfortunately, I can't finish this piece for you right now.
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ืœืจื•ืข ื”ืžื–ืœ, ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฉืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ื ื›ืจื’ืข.
10:55
Because in order for me to do what I really want to be able to do,
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ื›ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช,
11:00
I have to let this paint dry.
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ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืชืช ืœืฆื‘ืข ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื‘ืฉ.
11:05
Ohhh, and that's something that I'm ...
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ืื•ื•ื•, ื•ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื ื™...
11:08
I'm still really, really, really
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ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืืžืช
11:10
learning to be OK with.
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ืœื•ืžื“ ืื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืกื“ืจ ืื™ืชื•.
11:14
But I know it'll be worth the wait.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื–ื” ืฉื•ื•ื” ืืช ื”ื”ืžืชื ื”.
11:16
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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