經典名人英語演講稿72：失敗是人生的選項之一，但畏懼不是（導演詹姆斯.卡梅隆2010年TED大會演講）mp3
72. Failure Is an Option, but Fear Is Not
72. 失敗是人生的選項之一，但畏懼不是
So, when I came back to make my next movie, which was "Avatar," I tried to apply that same principle of leadership which is that you respect your team, and you earn their respect in return. And it really changed the dynamic, So, here I was again with a small team, in uncharted territory doing "Avatar," coming up with new technology that didn't exist before. Tremendously exciting. Tremendously challenging. And we became a family, over a four and half year period. And it completely changed how I do movies.
當我開始拍攝《阿凡達》時，我試著將這種互相尊重的領導力原則應用在電影拍攝中。很快，情況就真的有所改變了。在《阿凡達》拍攝過程中，我的團隊也很小，也在未知領地工作，創造新的科技。這非常有意思，非常有挑戰性。四年半的時間，我們成為了一個家庭。這完全改變了我拍電影的方式。
So, people have commented on how, well, you know, you brought back the ocean organisms and put them on the planet of Pandora. To me it was more of a fundamental way of doing business, the process itself, that changed as a result of that.
有許論文章說，卡梅隆把海底的-些生物放到了潘多拉星球上。對于我來說，這只是做事情的基本方式，這個過程本身改變了事情的結果。
So, what can we synthesize out of all this? You know, what are the lessons learned? Well, I think number one is curiosity. It's the most powerful thing you own. Imagination is a force that can actually manifest a reality. And the respect of your team is more important than all the laurels in the world. I have young film makers come up to me and say, "Give me some advice for doing this." And I say, "Don't put limitations on yourself. Other people will do that for you. Don't do it to yourself. Don't bet against yourself. And take risks."
最后，總結一下。我學到了什么？第一：好奇心，這是你擁有的最有力量的東西；第二：想象力，這是你創造現實的椎動力；第三：對團隊的尊重，這是比世界上其他所有榮譽更重要的東西。有年輕的導演過來跟我說：“給我一些拍電影的建議吧”。我回答說：“不要局限你自己。別人會來局限你，但你不要自己局限自己。不要賭自己會輸。要敢于冒險。”
NASA has this phrase that they like: "Failure is not an option." But failure has to be an option in art and in exploration, because it's a leap of faith. And no important endeavor that required innovation was done without risk. You have to be willing to take those risks. So, that's the thought I would leave you with, is that in whatever you're doing, failure is an option, but fear is not.
美國國家航空航天局有一句他們很喜歡的名言：“失敗并不是一種選擇”。但是失敗在藝術上、探險上肯定是一項選擇，因為這是信仰的飛躍。任何需要革新的重要努力都需要冒險。你必須愿意承擔這些風險。所以，這是我想給你的想法，不管你做什么，失敗是一個選項，但是畏懼不是。
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