Always Give Everything

Speaker: Tom Holland·Original video

And my dad told me a story about when they were kids,they did a gig together at like a pub,maybe a couple hundred people in this pub.And Lee was backstage putting eye drops in.And my dad was a bit like, What?They might have been in their late 20s at this point.He's like, "What are you doing?"And he goes, "Oh, it makes my eyes glisten."And my dad kind of thought to himself,"But like, Lee, there's only 200 people out there.You're not playing an arena.And I think what my dad took from that lesson,which he passed on to me, was like,whether it's 100,000 people or five people in the audience,your best is a minimum.You can't half ass anything.You can't mark through anything.And I think I've taken that on board quite heavily.

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Andænd · ənd (weak)mymaɪdaddædtoldtəʊldmemiːaeɪ · ə (weak)storyˈstɔːriaboutəˈbaʊtwhenwɛntheyðeɪwerewɜːkidskɪdz

theyðeɪdiddɪdaeɪ · ə (weak)gigɡɪɡtogethertəˈɡɛðəatatlikelaɪkaeɪ · ə (weak)pub,pʌb

maybeˈmeɪbiːaeɪ · ə (weak)coupleˈkʌpəlhundredˈhʌndrɪdpeopleˈpiːpəlinɪnthisðɪspub.pʌb

Andænd · ənd (weak)Leeliːwaswɒzbackstageˈbaksteɪdʒputtingˈpʊtɪŋeyeaɪdropsdrɒpsin.ɪn

Andænd · ənd (weak)mymaɪdaddædwaswɒzaeɪ · ə (weak)bitbɪtlike,laɪkWhat?wɒt

Theyðeɪmightmaɪthavehævbeenbiːninɪntheirðeəlateleɪt20sˈtwɛntiːzatatthisðɪspoint.pɔɪnt

He'shiːzlike,laɪkWhatwɒtareɑːyoujuːdoing?ˈduːɪŋ

Andænd · ənd (weak)hehiːgoes,ɡəʊzOh,əʊitɪtmakesmeɪksmymaɪeyesaɪzglisten.ˈɡlɪsən

Andænd · ənd (weak)mymaɪdaddædkindkaɪndofəvthoughtθɔːttotuː · tu (weak) · tə (weak)himself,hɪˈmsɛlf

Butbʌtlike,laɪkLee,liːthere'sðeəzonlyˈəʊnli200ˈtuː ˈhʌndrədpeopleˈpiːpəloutaʊtthere.ðeə

You'rejɔːnotnɒtplayingpleɪɪŋanənarena.əˈriːnə

Iaɪthinkθɪŋkwhatwɒtmymaɪdaddædtooktʊkfromfrɒmthatðæt · ðət (weak)lesson,ˈlɛsən

whichwɪtʃhehiːpassedpastonɒntotuː · tu (weak) · tə (weak)me,miːwaswɒzlike,laɪk

whetherˈwɛðəit'sɪts100,000ˈhʌndrəd θaʊzəndpeopleˈpiːpəlorɔːfivefaɪvpeopleˈpiːpəlinɪntheðəaudience,ˈɔːdiəns

yourjɔːbestbɛstisɪzaeɪ · ə (weak)minimum.ˈmɪnɪməm

Youjuːcan'tkɑːnthalfhɑːfassæsanything.ˈɛniˌθɪŋ

Youjuːcan'tkɑːntmarkmɑːkthroughθruːanything.ˈɛniˌθɪŋ

Andænd · ənd (weak)IaɪthinkθɪŋkI'veaɪvtakenˈteɪkənthatðæt · ðət (weak)onɒnboardbɔːdquitekwaɪtheavily.ˈhɛvili