Everything we have on this: living voices from interviews, books and films — side by side.
I've been hoisted up by people who believed in me. Success is never alone
the opening volume of the Neapolitan novels, about the friendship of two girls from a poor district — a rivalry, envy, and mutual pull that turns out to outlast every man and circumstance in their lives.
The story of four boys' trek out of town in the last summer before their friendship starts to fracture under the weight of growing differences — a film arguing that childhood friendship sets the standard every later…
The best part of life is when you work with others and create something together
A science journalist assembles the research showing that the ability to recognize and regulate one's own and others' emotions shapes a person's success and well-being as much as—and sometimes more than—conventional…
A story of how a brilliant idea and its creator's social wounds turn into an empire — and a trail of broken relationships along the way.
Lou Reed taught me that rock music can be Art with a capital A.
a book about a generation sent to die for slogans, and about how war strips even the physical survivors of the ability to return to ordinary life.
A wrongly convicted banker spends two decades inside a brutal prison keeping an inner freedom intact and quietly preparing his own way out — less a jailbreak than an act of sustained dignity.
Music unites people. It's impossible to remain enemies when you sing together.
A love letter to cinema itself, told through the friendship of a boy and an old projectionist in a small Sicilian town — a film about how we're shaped not only by the people around us but by the place where we first…
The E Street Band is my family. We grow together, suffer together, triumph together.
I'm a bridge between jazz and rock. Music is not borders, it's dialogue.
Prince was an inspiration to all of us. It was deeply painful to lose him.
The thoughts of my friends and surroundings have always inspired my creative work.
Music is a conversation. When I play with my ensemble, we speak without words. Each voice matters, and each phrase creates meaning.
In jazz, the main skill is listening. You must hear what the other musician is saying and respond to them. It is dialogue, not monologue.
When I work with Spielberg, we speak one language. He knows what he wants, and I know how to express it through music. It is partnership, a dance of two artists.
When a work crosses linguistic and cultural boundaries, it means it has touched upon a universal truth.
Female friendship can save you. It can be more intense than romantic love, more transformative, deeper.
The standing ovation at Cannes is not an end, but only the beginning of a conversation about why this story resonates with the world.
The greatest films are created by teams of like-minded people. A director is not a dictator but the conductor of an orchestra.
Lost in Translation is about loneliness that you can feel even in a crowd. It is the most human of all feelings.
There is friendship that saves lives. There are people who appear at the right moment to help you leave with dignity.
Science advances through dialogue between geniuses, standing on each other's shoulders
The best investment you can make is in yourself.
Art exists in the conversation between us
Compassionate listening is a gift. When you listen to another without judgment, without trying to fix, you give them a priceless gift.
Community is the foundation of all art
On-court rivalry created a friendship that lasts a lifetime.
A true network is built when people are open and vulnerable with each other.
The best partners are those who challenge your ideas but believe in you.
In my last conversation with John, we talked about baking bread. I'm so glad we got back to that relationship.
The good life requires friendship and community
Sixty years of living taught me that impact is measured in relationships.
When you work with great actors, they elevate your game.
When I reunited with Paul Giamatti, it felt like meeting an old friend.
Be a wolfpack member - together we're stronger.
The biggest thing I've learned is that women are unstoppable when we come together.
You find a few other nuts like yourself, and they're your friends for a lifetime — they protect you from the world.