Dustin Hoffman is probably one of the most critically-acclaimed actors in Hollywood. However, before he shot to stardom, he had to play many less glamorous “roles”.
He waited tables, washed dishes, bussed tables, delivered newspapers and even worked in a psychiatric ward. Yet, even with these hardships, he never pitied himself.
He embraced his professions wholeheartedly, no matter what they were, and considered them all valuable learning experiences.
彼は自分の職業が何であれ心から受け入れ、それらすべてを貴重な学習経験と考えました。
いろんな雑用のような仕事をやってきたのだけれども、それらがどんな仕事であれ心から受け入れた。
そして、それらを貴重な学習体験であると考えた。
とても前向きな考えだと思います。
そういう風にいられたから、いろんな仕事からいろんなことを学べたんだと思います。
そして、最終的には、彼の演技に反映されたんだと思います。
Looking quite ordinary, it did not occur to Dustin that he would one day become an actor. He never really had any concrete plan for his drab life until he enrolled in acting class.
For the first time in his life, he felt that he did not have to exert much effort to really stand out. Acting had become his calling – the one thing he was meant to do on this earth.
The problem was that he wasn’t the only one who thought that. Many others – far better-looking – thought they deserved just as much consideration and opportunity. Yet, what Dustin lacked in traditional leading man good-looks, he made up for in sheer talent and persistence.
He never turned down an audition, even if he was not feeling well, and nearly passed out during his audition for the film The Graduate. Dustin Hoffman would eventually go on to win 2 Academy Awards for his work.
How do you suppose Dustin’s past experience impacted his career?
ダスティンの過去の経験が彼のキャリアにどのような影響を与えたと思いますか？
いろんな経験が、彼の演技の深さや多様性に影響を与えたと思います。
そのような内容を回答にしたいと思います。
I think his past experience affected to his acting skill and diversity. Thanks to his a lot of experiences, he could play many characters in movies, I think.
He lacked in traditional leading man good-looks, but he made up for in sheer talent and persistence. So, he could succeed in Hollywood despite his “ordinary” looks, I think.
About 5 years ago, when the baggage handling system was changed, we had to carry a lot of baggage to the sorting area. About thousands of baggage we had to carry a day. In that time, I felt this job was “less than glamorous” job.
What have you achieved in spite of having the odds against you?
あなたに反対する可能性があるにもかかわらず、あなたは何を達成しましたか？
子会社を管理する部署にいたときに、子会社の資産を本社で買い取ることを決めたことがあります。
その時には、いろんな人に反対されましたが、一生懸命説明して、最終的には買い取ることが決まりました。
そのことを答えにしました。
About 8 years ago, when I belonged to Subsidiary Management team, I decided to purchase subsidiary’s asset by headquarter. It was expected that a lot of odds against me but I explained executives at that time and finally our company purchased subsidiary’s asset by about 3 billion yen.
Talk about some things you learned when doing jobs or tasks you didn’t particularly like?
特に気に入らなかった仕事や仕事をしているときに学んだことについて話してください。
さっきも答えましたが、たくさんの荷物を運ばなければならなかったことを答えました。
これがやっぱり、思い返しても、今までで一番大変な仕事でした。
しかも、気に入らない仕事でもありました。
As I mentioned, about 5 years ago, when the baggage handling system was exchanged, we had to carry thousands of baggage from check in counters to sorting area. At that time, I learned a useful system is really important for airport and if such systems have breakdown, airport operation suffer a lot of damage from it.
A shine gives a good finish to our shoes and Ko you are perfectly shinning your way to English mastery. Let’s not be afraid of making mistakes again tomorrow. Great work and good morning!
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