Bryan Callen Reads Martha Graham's Inspirational Letter to Joe Rogan

Even it's on paper. I would never do it justice. You have to see him Funny you he's funny man But it's the same thing I say about Theo like Theo is in this rare place right now You know like he's on stage and he's like you just start smiling when you see him. He's his hypnosis game is on point Oh, it was phenomenal. I told him today on the podcast. He did better than kid. I was like you're an original Yeah, stop beating yourself up Beats himself up every comic Every comic does I just stopped doing it at 52 with this Sam Harris app Nah, I just decided I got tired of I realized I've been doing my best and I got myself here Yeah, I mean, you know, well, come on. There's like a two thing going on right? There's two things simultaneously going on there's one that You know you want to do your best and so you look at everything you do and you go I think I could have done that better. God damn it. Why do I do it like this? Like fuck? What is that about like what's this about? Why do I do like that? Why don't I rework that redo this? But then there's the other part that has to be like look, why are you doing this? Like you're doing this because you enjoy it. Do you enjoy it? Okay, you're gonna feel Gross about anything that doesn't work out. Well everything that you do that doesn't work out. Well Just don't be a bitch about it. Right just get over it. There's a certain self indulgence involved dwelling on your mistakes That it becomes almost like a self-pity thing You got a there's a strength and a discipline in learning how to go. Okay, I fucked up Did you did you ever read Martha Graham's letter the great the mother of modern dance? She wrote a letter to Agnes. What do you think when you asked me that question? Timely it's the mother of modern dance. It's it's timely though. It's it's kind of it Like but it's still funny I know Because I'm asking you about a fucking how do you know about this? What is this woman's name again? I'll show you her name is Martha Graham. She's the great I'm gonna just it's like a really short letter But she wrote this she was a great choreographer. She created a modern dance. She was basically like it's not just There's not just ballet let's how about just moving naturally and doing crazy shit bring up Martha Graham She's you had 80 she was dancing but she was a she's a giant. She's an innovator. She's a giant That being when you think of dance, she might be the most famous one of the most famous names ever in dance. Okay, whatever But she wrote this letter and I think you'll appreciate this. It's really short There's a vitality a life force a quickening that is translated through you into action And because there is only one of you in all time This expression is unique if you block it It will never exist through any other medium and be lost the world will not have it it has been and it is not your business To determine how good it is or how valuable it is now how it compares with other expressions It's your business to keep it yours clearly and directly and keep the channel open You don't even have to believe in yourself or your work You have to keep open and aware directly of the urges that motivate you keep the channel open No artist is pleased. There was no satisfaction. Whatever at any time. There's only a queer divine dissatisfaction a Blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others damn. That's beast shit. How about that? That's on the money Ain't that woman that's her that's her she was doing this nobody understood. Did you send me that? Yes Cuz I'm so high. I'm not gonna remember it I'm not really into what she's doing here, but I appreciate her words It's like I feel like you shouldn't show me this wasn't it now This was the time when they were only doing she was doing a crazy a shit. This is how I dance if I really hurt my back Isn't like 1943 if I'm not mistaken People were probably in 1943 people were probably struggling then for freedom from the orthodoxy struggling to express themselves in different ways