Johnny Depp has played Captain Jack Sparrow
in three earlier installments
of Pirates of the Caribbean.
He has been acting consistently since 1984,
and is considered great at what he does.
When the average person thinks of a pirate,
they envision Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack.
Yet when journalists were invited
to visit the filming of the fourth
Pirates of the Caribbean,
they found Johnny Depp rehearsing his scenes
over and over and over again.
You read that right.
Johnny Depp was rehearsing for a role
he had played in three previous movies.
Within your own sphere of expertise
I’m guessing
you know what you’re doing,
and you are good at it,
but in order to be great,
truly great,
you still have to practice,
over and over,
forever.
If Johnny Depp can’t coast
on his talent and past experience,
we can’t either.