Adam Driver: My journey from Marine to actor
亚当·德赖弗: 我从陆战队到演员的旅程
Adam Driver is working to bridge the cultural gap between the United States Armed Forces and the performing arts communities by bringing the best modern American theater to the military. Full bioJesse J. Perez - Actor
Jesse J. Perez works as a guest director and teacher at Juilliard, and he has done numerous readings for Arts in the Armed Forces. Full bioMatt Johnson - Drummer
Matt Johnson has played on some of the most critically acclaimed records in almost everyone's collections. Full bio
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加利福尼亚。
in the country did at the time,
of patriotism and retribution
that I wasn't doing anything.
from high school that past summer,
of my parents' house paying rent,
in Northern Indiana,
for people who are interested --
but cultural hub of the world it is not,
但是毕竟不是世界的文化中心,
I did in high school
may she rest in peace.
愿它安息。
when I was a senior in high school,
茱莉亚音乐学院的课,
and applied nowhere else,
也没有再申请学校。
LA acting odyssey
演出过奥德赛
with, like, seven dollars
before my car broke down.
德克萨斯州的阿马里洛。
the beach, basically,
selling vacuums ...
还卖吸尘器……
4-H fairgrounds.
going into September, 2001.
in general -- at myself,
对我自己
not having a respectable job,
对没有好的工作
drove to California and back --
又开回来的破车,我统统不满意。
I loved being a Marine.
我热爱陆战队这个职业。
of having done in my life.
expensive things was great.
the Marine Corps the most
for the least when I joined,
a motley crew of characters
of the United States --
nothing in common with.
无论是政治上的还是个人的
became synonymous with my friends.
就是和一群朋友聚在一起。
in a mountain-biking accident,
胸骨错位了,
may find this hard to understand,
来说可能会觉得奇怪,
to Iraq or Afghanistan
the base hospital on a stretcher
我被担架抬离基地医院的那天
outside to see if I was OK.
I was a civilian again.
acting another shot,
are small compared to the military.
所有平民的问题都不是问题。
bitch about now, you know?
on the air conditioner."
and dumpster-dive behind Panera Bread.
在帕纳拉面包店的垃圾箱里翻翻捡捡
and this time I was lucky,
这次比较幸运,
by how complex the transition was
从军人到平民的转变
imagine going through that process
我无法想象如果我精神上
我该如何转变。
to voice and speech class,
试音和朗诵的课程,
at the back of the room,
where I gave birth to myself --
without me overseas.
know how to apply the things
to a civilian context.
and emotionally.
还是情感方面。
and firing mortars.
put those skills in the civilian world.
没什么地方用的上。
is either steeped in tradition
to give away your position.
you have to maintain
你要保持个人的
who went before you.
because of this.
都因为一些原因有固定的方式。
those rules spoke volumes
about your history
to prove my worth all over again.
while I was in uniform
I felt this sense of community.
团体的概念很强烈。
with your closest friends
面临生与死的问题时
that they're not going to abandon you?
and characters and plays
my military experience
to me was indescribable.
to feelings for the first time
a valuable tool that was.
on my time in the military,
on the stereotypical drills
intimate human moments,
人与人之间的亲密瞬间,
because they missed their families,
思念家人而擅离职守,
these circumstances,
it produced in them and me,
our feelings about it.
are actually very similar.
trying to accomplish a mission
it's not about you.
而不分彼此。
your role within that team.
sometimes they're not.
有的时候正好相反。
with complete strangers
to create a space
让这两个看起来
dissimilar communities,
to a group of people
a bit more thought-provoking
"volun-told" to go to in the military --
offensive events,
Chargers Cheerleader,"
拉拉队员的一日约会”活动。
about pop culture,
around the parade deck
pregnant cheerleader --
已经结婚的怀孕的拉拉队员。
I love cheerleaders.
我爱拉拉队员。
be to have theater presented
如果戏剧中人物的表现形式
without being condescending.
那该多好。
called Arts in the Armed Forces,
“武装力量的艺术”的非盈利机构
dissimilar communities.
看似差别很大的团体连在一起。
from contemporary American plays
like a military audience is,
就像军队适合各种年龄和种族的人,
theater-trained actors,
as minimal as possible --
no lights, just reading it --
仅仅用朗读的方式
be created at any setting.
可以以任何方式呈现。
is just as valuable a tool
和肩上的来复枪
acronyms for acronyms,
a collective experience.
the United States and the world,
to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait,
到美军在科威特阿里加恩的基地,
have had exposure to.
that acting is many things.
表演不仅是表演
it's a business, it's --
也是商业活动,
is most applicable to you.
the military, for me, again --
对于我来说,
from Marco Ramirez,
所著的一个章节,
and good friend of mine, Jesse Perez,
who I just met a couple hours ago.
一位我刚刚认识几个小时的朋友
for the first time,
like mad, radioactive red.
you can maybe see the moon
笼罩在城市上的
and airplane exhaust
和飞机尾气
that won't let the angels in.
on the edge of an 87-story building.
and broken clock towers
for maybe like 100 years,
but has that hole on it near the butt
on the chain-link fence behind Arturo's
的铁丝网上刮坏的
because I tuck that part in
我把它卷起来了
也被偷了!
换一套衣服了。
and whips Batman for talkin' back.
而拿出皮带抽他。
from the Eastern Taxi Company
在东部出租车公司的蝙蝠侠的哥哥
(Double beat)
(两声鼓点)
to do is save people
cause it's frickin' long
因为它太他妈长了。
my face is on, too,
all in my chest so no one can hurt me.
所以没人可以伤害我
(Laughter)
(笑声)
Styrofoam leftovers up out of a trash can
在垃圾桶中翻捡泡沫塑料垃圾
of sesame chicken someone spit out
with a wack haircut in a black lab coat
穿着黑实验服的医生
all extinct for real one day.
on 40-ounce bottles of twist-off beer,
to some lady's house
have all been shot out
what they do in this city in the dark.
who don't know no better,
with rusted bicycle chains
骑着生锈的自行车到来,
成为路易斯维尔重击手的样子。
in their arms start burning,
直到他们手臂肌肉开始酸痛,
brand macaroni and cheese
I don't exist.
one of the good-for-nothings say,
我能听见一个混混在说:
in drunk language and turn pale,
和嘴里喃喃的醉话。
to hurl its way out his Dickies.
要吐在他穿的迪凯斯衣服上了。
at the one naked lightbulb.
投了一只蝙蝠标。
"What?"
“什么东西?”
No, really -- there ain't no bat!"
“不可能的,没有蝙蝠侠!”
gets it to the head -- pow!
into the dark cape before him,
对着我的斗篷胡乱挥舞着拳头,
back with the jump kick,
so I'm like --
to blow a hole in the moon.
who got it to the head,
who got it in the gut,
from the dark figure before 'em.
praying to Saint Anthony
he could remember.
in a Morse code for:
left standing,
between my pointy ears,
calling Saint Anthony,
"Ahhhhhhh!"
“啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊!”
'cause I'm Batman.
我不喜欢拿着枪因为我是蝙蝠侠。
got iced by guns a long time ago.
因为他的双亲很早之前被枪杀。
become good-for-disappearing
sludge shithole they crawled out of.
off his forehead.
和便宜的香水。
by his janitor-man shirt collar,
but the cape helps,
straight in the eyes.
every 10 feet.
to building on his way there
我也穿梭在建筑之间
as he pulls out his key chain
through the front door.
of warm tap water.
as they get to my room.
like, mad-slow.
of sidewalks in summer.
but not with sweat.
不过不是汗水。
my window just a crack.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Adam Driver - Actor and Marine Corps veteranAdam Driver is working to bridge the cultural gap between the United States Armed Forces and the performing arts communities by bringing the best modern American theater to the military.
Why you should listen
Before he was an actor, Adam Driver was a Marine with the 1/1 Weapons Company at Camp Pendleton, California. After the Marines, he attended Juilliard and went on to star in films like Star Wars: Episode VII, While We're Young, Midnight Special and on HBO's "Girls." His performance in "Girls" has garnered him three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and he won the Volpi Cup Award for Best Actor for Hungry Hearts, which premiered at the 2014 Venice International Film Festival.
Driver co-founded Arts in the Armed Forces (AITAF), a nonprofit that that honors, educates, inspires and entertains active duty and veteran members of the United States Armed Forces and their families by engaging them in the power and social service of the performing arts. The organization enlists artists of the highest quality and chooses thought-provoking content with an eye to what might speak to this particular audience.
Adam Driver | Speaker | TED.com
Jesse J. Perez - Actor
Jesse J. Perez works as a guest director and teacher at Juilliard, and he has done numerous readings for Arts in the Armed Forces.
Why you should listen
Jesse J. Perez has starred in numerous off-Broadway performances including "Informed Consent," "Up Against the Wind and Triple Happiness." He has also worked at The Chekhov Project: Lake Lucille as a choreographer and done numerous readings for Arts in the Armed Forces.
Jesse J. Perez | Speaker | TED.com
Matt Johnson - Drummer
Matt Johnson has played on some of the most critically acclaimed records in almost everyone's collections.
Why you should listen
Matt Johnson | Speaker | TED.com