In this motivational YouTube segment, the host of Believe Nation introduces the theme of relentless practice and hands the discussion to Al Pacino, who shares a personal anecdote about repeatedly performing a courtroom scene in the play "Richard". Pacino explains that through countless rehearsals he moved from confusion to mastery, illustrating how repetition fuels creative freshness rather than boredom. The host then expands on this idea, arguing that quantity and quality are intertwined: massive output—exemplified by his own creation of over 3,000 YouTube videos—provides the raw material from which high‑value work emerges. He emphasizes that beginners must accept limited value until they accumulate experience, and that continuous practice is essential for any business or creative endeavor. The segment concludes with a prompt for viewers to weigh quality versus quantity in the comments, a shout‑out to a reader who purchased his book, and a brief promotion encouraging others to buy the book for a chance at future recognition.
Good morning, Believe Nation! Today's message is practice, practice, practice. Over to you, Al Pacino.
You look for that thing that moves you. I don't know what it is. I like repetition. There's a saying that goes, repetition keeps me green. I love that saying. Repetition keeps me green. Keeps me green, fresh. Because the idea that we do performances over and over again, you'd say, well, doesn't that get boring or stale? But no, it's in the repetition that the creation comes, that the expression comes. Because I'll give you an example. I was doing Richard. Once, not particularly well, and this show is going on. And we couldn't get this court scene with a lot of people in it. I didn't understand what I was doing in the scene. So we would call rehearsals. I would rehearse it and stuff, and we would talk about it, think about it, you know, like all this kind of work where people together are trying to figure out something. And the 85th performance of Richard I had done it on my 85th entrance. I knew the court scene. I understood it. I, I was there. I could play it. But not in '84. Not in '84. I was— I might have been getting closer, didn't realize it. Yeah, I gave up the ghost, I guess. I just gave it up and said, oh, screw it, it's not going to happen, and I'll just keep going on. And I found it.
I love this message, and I often get asked, is it about quantity or quality? And the answer is both. The answer is it's quality, but to get the quality, you gotta put in the quantity. To get really good at something, to, to know how to create something of great quality, of something that people would really enjoy using, of, of high value, you need to put in the work. The quantity leads to the quality. You don't just wake up and produce massive value. It comes from all the hard work of understanding how your industry works. If I look at my YouTube channel as an example, but I've done like 3,000 videos, over 3,000 videos, Not all of them are public, but that's 3,000 videos. That's a lot of video. It's like, I would hope that I would get better after doing 3,000 videos. And a lot of you guys have 3 videos up and you're disappointed in the results, that you're not where you want to be. And I still have a long way to go. Like, there's people that I look up to, like a Les Brown, you know, legends of the industry, great speakers that I feel I still have a lot to learn from, that I feel I'm nowhere even close. And for me to get there, I need to practice and practice and practice and practice. And that applies to any business. When you're launching a company and you're trying to provide value to your customers, that value will come from all the experience that you have. And if you have no experience yet, that's okay, but understand that you won't be able to provide a lot of value yet. And so you need to hone your skills better and practice and practice and practice and practice and put in the quantity so you learn how to create something of quality. So the question of the day today is, I'm curious, your take on quality versus quantity. What do you think? What's more important and why? Leave it in the comments below and I will join in the discussion. I also wanna give a quick shout out to Mia Nezavich. I hope I pronounced that okay. Mia, thank you so much for buying a copy of my book. Really means a lot to me. Appreciate that support. For those of you guys watching, you want your chance at a shout out in a future video, make sure to pick up a copy of the book. It's really good, I promise. And then email in your receipt so we can keep track and also send you the bonuses. Thank you guys so much for watching. Have an amazing day. Continue to believe, or whatever your one word is, and I'll see you again tomorrow morning for another shot of espresso.
