The magic of a creative career | Michael Sheen
TED Talks Daily
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4.1 • 11.9K Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
The city of Port Talbot in South Wales is known for a few things: a steel mill, a proudly working class population and a passionate commitment to the arts that produced Hollywood superstars Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins. In this sweet, personal talk, actor Michael Sheen shares how he was also able to take advantage of all the city had to offer, why he's worried that a change in approach to arts education means that kids now don't get the same kind of chances -- and the steps he's taking to ensure that creative up-and-comers get the support and access they deserve. (With animations by Sam Orams and Sarah Klan.)
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| 0:00.0 | Ted Audio Collective |
| 0:11.0 | It's Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh, and today we have a talk about possibility and |
| 0:15.4 | the possibilities we imagine for ourselves. |
| 0:18.4 | In a talk recorded for Ted X Soho, 2022, actor Michael Sheen shares a story from his heart |
| 0:24.5 | and his hometown. |
| 0:26.1 | As a reminder of the importance of role models, representation, and the idea, we can't |
| 0:32.2 | be what we don't see after the break. |
| 0:37.9 | We all have bad days, and sometimes bad weeks, and maybe even bad years. |
| 0:42.7 | But the good news is we don't have to figure out life all alone. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm comedian Chris Duffy, host of Ted's How to Be a Better Human Podcast. |
| 0:50.2 | And our show is about the little ways that you can improve your life, actual practical |
| 0:53.9 | tips that you can put into place that will make your day-to-day better. |
| 0:57.6 | Whether it is setting boundaries at work, or rethinking how you clean your house, each |
| 1:01.7 | episode has conversations with experts who share tips on how to navigate life's ups and |
| 1:06.7 | downs. |
| 1:07.8 | Find how to be a better human wherever you're listening to this. |
| 1:11.2 | I didn't want to miss this opportunity to be able to tell you a couple of stories that |
| 1:17.0 | I hope you might enjoy. |
| 1:19.1 | The first one is about the town, where I come from, it's called Potelbert, in South Wales. |
| 1:27.7 | It's sort of I guess famous for a couple of things, it's got a steelworks, it's a sort |
| 1:33.4 | of mainly working class town, built up around the steelworks, big council estate, to house |
| 1:39.3 | the workers there that my grandparents grew up on, and that my parents grew up on as well. |
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