02 Dec S2: Episode 3 John Owens
“Creativity is something that comes and goes, but you’re never going to get anything done if you don’t do the work, if you don’t take the time and do the work.”...
“Creativity is something that comes and goes, but you’re never going to get anything done if you don’t do the work, if you don’t take the time and do the work.”...
“Basically, hustling like it is crazy! That is the one common denominator between the people who really make it (whatever their definition of it is) and everyone else. Beyond working hard. Saying yes to everything.”...
The minute you start falling more in love with your product than the people receiving your product is the minute you start going backwards.”...
“Is your heart happy? Are you happy? When you wake up in the morning, is there a little zest for life? Do you love what you do? Yes, work is hard, but do you love your work? To me, success is setting a goal, accomplishing...
“Don’t ever lose sight of the audience. TV is a very one way medium and it’s easy to forget that you need to engage the audience in an interactive way.”...
“If you’re happy doing what you do then you’re successful.”...
“Whether it’s through a phone or iPad, that may change. But there will always be a need for storytelling. That will never change. People will still want to be informed.”...
“One of the things that separates true journalists from anybody with a Twitter or Tik Tok account is the accountability and the sense of the responsibility. The dedication to accuracy and fairness. And that hasn’t changed; if anything, it’s gotten more important.”...
“ The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who can’t read and write, but those who can not learn, unlearn, and relearn.”...