On Value Worth and Success

21 ways rich people think differently, in which the author explains the perspective gap between what he calls World Class versus Average People.

Lana Wachowski on Cloud Atlas: "The film was made entirely as an act of love, in the exact same way that all young filmmakers begin. The film has a purity of almost amateur intent bc we didn't get paid, we put our own money into it, we mortgaged the house to pay for it, and when you talk about "what is the value of things," the value of this film, no matter what it paid, we don't even think about it really as potential um financial reward. It will never be equal to the value of what we've experienced making it. The value of having our lives intersect for this period, the value of making this piece of art that is so unique and unconventional and has so much of our own lives woven into it... no matter what happens I'm so grateful for the fact that it exists, that it will be there forever, that it represents this moment in my life which has been so important. And you know, money is so small a part of measuring the value of making art. And it's sad that in our world these young filmmakers are out there and thinking that even in the subtext of your question, there's this idea"will it be worth it?" it already IS worth it.

from an interview w/ the wachowskis & tom tykwer on the nerdist podcast w/ chris hardwick