Adam Driver: My journey from Marine to actor
Adam Driver: 我的旅程--從海軍陸戰隊到演員
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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1/1式武器連,
in the country did at the time,
大部份國人的感受一樣,
of patriotism and retribution
that I wasn't doing anything.
我沒做任何事。
夏天高中畢業,
from high school that past summer,
of my parents' house paying rent,
in Northern Indiana,
for people who are interested --
如果誰感興趣的話--
但它不是世界文化中心。
but cultural hub of the world it is not,
I did in high school
may she rest in peace.
when I was a senior in high school,
Juilliard(音樂學院)面試。
and applied nowhere else,
LA acting odyssey
with, like, seven dollars
before my car broke down.
the beach, basically,
演藝生涯,所以,
selling vacuums ...
4-H fairgrounds.
going into September, 2001.
in general -- at myself,
--包括我自己、
not having a respectable job,
又開回來的小破車--
drove to California and back --
我愛當海軍陸戰隊員。
I loved being a Marine.
of having done in my life.
expensive things was great.
最讓我喜歡的是
the Marine Corps the most
for the least when I joined,
a motley crew of characters
of the United States --
nothing in common with.
became synonymous with my friends.
in a mountain-biking accident,
may find this hard to understand,
to Iraq or Afghanistan
離開基地醫院的畫面
the base hospital on a stretcher
outside to see if I was OK.
I was a civilian again.
acting another shot,
are small compared to the military.
你知道嗎?
bitch about now, you know?
on the air conditioner."
在麵包連鎖咖啡店後面翻垃圾。
and dumpster-dive behind Panera Bread.
and this time I was lucky,
by how complex the transition was
imagine going through that process
或是上演講課,
to voice and speech class,
at the back of the room,
都顯得那麼“不正當” --
where I gave birth to myself --
without me overseas.
而我沒和他們在一起。
know how to apply the things
to a civilian context.
and emotionally.
and firing mortars.
put those skills in the civilian world.
is either steeped in tradition
to give away your position.
you have to maintain
who went before you.
because of this.
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.
with your closest friends
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
多麼有價值的工具。
a valuable tool that was.
on my time in the military,
on the stereotypical drills
intimate human moments,
because they missed their families,
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.
your role within that team.
sometimes they're not.
with complete strangers
to create a space
dissimilar communities,
to a group of people
a bit more thought-provoking
"volun-told" to go to in the military --
有些唐突的節目。
offensive events,
Chargers Cheerleader,"
和聖地亞哥閃電隊啦啦隊長”。
about pop culture,
在遊行廣場散一個步,
around the parade deck
pregnant cheerleader --
I love cheerleaders.
be to have theater presented
而不覺得做作。
without being condescending.
叫做“軍營中的藝術”。
called Arts in the Armed Forces,
dissimilar communities.
from contemporary American plays
挑一齣戲或選一些獨白,
like a military audience is,
和軍隊里的聽眾(狀況)一樣。
theater-trained actors,
as minimal as possible --
no lights, just reading it --
be created at any setting.
is just as valuable a tool
非常有用的工具,
acronyms for acronyms,
a collective experience.
自我表達的新方式,
the United States and the world,
to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait,
到 Kuwait 的 Arifjan 營地
have had exposure to.
that acting is many things.
是一種生意,它是--
it's a business, it's --
is most applicable to you.
軍隊,對於我來說,再一次--
the military, for me, again --
from Marco Ramirez,
and good friend of mine, Jesse Perez,
也是我的好朋友,Jesse Perez,
who I just met a couple hours ago.
for the first time,
(Jesse Perez)午夜,
like mad, radioactive red.
you can maybe see the moon
and airplane exhaust
that won't let the angels in.
站在一棟87層高的大樓樓頂邊上。
on the edge of an 87-story building.
and broken clock towers
for maybe like 100 years,
(鼓聲)
but has that hole on it near the butt
在靠近臀部的地方有個洞,
on the chain-link fence behind Arturo's
因為我把它塞進褲腰里
because I tuck that part in
(鼓聲)
而抽出腰帶打他。
and whips Batman for talkin' back.
從東方出租車公司。
from the Eastern Taxi Company
(雙擊鼓聲)
(Double beat)
to do is save people
cause it's frickin' long
因為它和Frickin的一樣長。
my face is on, too,
遮住我的半個臉,
所以沒人可以傷害我,
all in my chest so no one can hurt me.
(Laughter)
Styrofoam leftovers up out of a trash can
拾廢棄的泡沫塑膠。
of sesame chicken someone spit out
with a wack haircut in a black lab coat
總有一天。
all extinct for real one day.
on 40-ounce bottles of twist-off beer,
里尋歡作樂了四小時。
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
in their arms start burning,
brand macaroni and cheese
I don't exist.
one of the good-for-nothings say,
咕嚕著甚麼,臉色變白。
in drunk language and turn pale,
to hurl its way out his Dickies.
往外翻湧,到褲子上。
at the one naked lightbulb.
"What?"
No, really -- there ain't no bat!"
gets it to the head -- pow!
胡亂地揮拳。
into the dark cape before him,
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,
而他是別動隊。
calling Saint Anthony,
"Ahhhhhhh!"
”啊--!“
'cause I'm Batman.
他的父母許多年前被槍嚇傻。
got iced by guns a long time ago.
become good-for-disappearing
毒氣沖天、黏糊糊的屎坑。
sludge shithole they crawled out of.
off his forehead.
by his janitor-man shirt collar,
but the cape helps,
straight in the eyes.
every 10 feet.
to building on his way there
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.
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