Number 5
第5条
my favorite quote from the following poet named John Greenleaf Whittier
是诗人约翰·格林里夫·惠蒂埃的名言中我最喜欢的一句
and his quote is "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these "
所有描绘可悲的言辞中 最可悲的莫过于 '本来可以的'"
it might've been," I love that quote, because
我很喜欢这句话
you know, there is nothing wrong with failing because you're not good enough
错误没有什么 这只是因为你不够好
There is nothing sadder than I could've had it if I just tried a little harder
如果失败仅仅因为缺少一点努力 那就再可悲不过了
Number 6
第6点
If there's someone in show business that you're trying to emulate or you admire
如果脱口秀表演业中 你很尊敬或是希望模仿某位演员
and you wish to write for, write that person a letter
你想给他写剧本 请给这个人写信
and try handing it to them in person if possible
并尽可能亲手将信递到他手上
You know, nothing connects human beings to one another more than human contact
没有什么比面对面接触更能将人联系在一起的
These people are artists. With any luck, they will see in you a little bit themselves
这些人都是艺术家 他们可能会从你身上看到他们自己的影子
Now contrary to what you might think
可能同你们想的不一样
people really do like to help young people
人们都喜欢帮助年轻人
Almost every person that worked for me in the Tonight Show
今夜秀中工作的任何人
have never worked in television before
之前几乎都没在电视上干过
I never hired anybody from agents
我从不从经纪人那招人
All people that approach me, we made eye to eye contact, we made a good impression
我总是要和这些人进行眼神交流 留下好的印象
I will spend more time with the person that drove half way around the country
我更愿意用那些愿意驱车穿越半个美国
they hand me a page of jokes
亲手把喜剧稿递给我的人
than the person that sends me an email that says I would like to work for you but
我不喜欢那些发邮件说 我想为你工作
I don't want to leave Cleveland
但我不想离开克利夫兰的人
Number 5, or number 7 rather
第5条 不对 是第7条
Keep, see how dyslexic I am, I said number 5
看到我的失读症了吧 我竟然说第5条
Keep the friends you've made here
同这里结交的朋友保持联系
One of them could be the key to your success
他们可能成为你成功的关键
or you could be the key to theirs
你也可能成为他们成功的关键
I know this may be hard to believe but it's really not cutthroat business
我知道这有点难以置信 不过这个行当并不会争得你死我活
When I was starting, I got more work from other comedians
我刚开始的时候 从其他喜剧演员那里
than I ever got from agents or managers
得到的帮助要远多于经纪人
The person sitting next to you today could be the key to your success
今天你旁边坐的人可能成为你今后成功的关键
People like Steve Martin helped me tremendously
史蒂夫·马丁等人对我的帮助非常大
And when I had a little success, I personally went to Johnny Carson
我小有成就的时候 去找过约翰尼·卡森
to tell him about Ellen DeGeneres
跟他讲艾伦·德詹尼丝
You know what? It's really a wonderful business
这是一个很美妙的行当
