Sally Field on Why FORREST GUMP is Inspirational

Sally Field discusses the film FORREST GUMP, and why the film and character are inspirational.

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It's a Wonderful screenplay and and a

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It's a Wonderful screenplay and and a
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simply spectacular performance by Tom

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simply spectacular performance by Tom
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Hanks it is so fanciful about how uh

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Hanks it is so fanciful about how uh
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life is you know it's it you just never

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life is you know it's it you just never
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know what it's going to happen from one

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know what it's going to happen from one
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minute to the next I mean you can either

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minute to the next I mean you can either
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be very depressed about that or look at

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be very depressed about that or look at
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it philosophically that you may be down

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it philosophically that you may be down
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at this moment great adversity may be

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at this moment great adversity may be
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sitting upon you but through that great

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sitting upon you but through that great
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aders if you look around um the road is

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aders if you look around um the road is
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opening up to something wonderful that

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opening up to something wonderful that
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will lead you in a path you would not

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will lead you in a path you would not
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have gone before and and ultimately when

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have gone before and and ultimately when
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you're drooling in a cup at the end of

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you're drooling in a cup at the end of
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the day on the porch um to have had a

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the day on the porch um to have had a
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full life to have had a life that was

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full life to have had a life that was
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filled with colors is ultimately what we

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filled with colors is ultimately what we
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want and to be present when

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want and to be present when
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mentally present when that life is

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mentally present when that life is
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unfolding holding I mean that's

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unfolding holding I mean that's
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what life is really supposed to be all

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what life is really supposed to be all
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about and that's what Forest Gump was

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about and that's what Forest Gump was
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that his life unfolded so uh

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that his life unfolded so uh
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unexpectedly you look at it um someone

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unexpectedly you look at it um someone
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who seems to be face a a lot of

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who seems to be face a a lot of
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adversity um a lot of what would one

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adversity um a lot of what would one
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would call
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handicaps and um because he didn't

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handicaps and um because he didn't
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accept that as his Destiny as it were

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accept that as his Destiny as it were
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and sit back and you know feel sorry TR

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and sit back and you know feel sorry TR
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for himself and cry in his beer um he

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for himself and cry in his beer um he
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kept propelling himself literally and

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kept propelling himself literally and
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figuratively towards something that he

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figuratively towards something that he
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desired um it his life kept doors kept

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desired um it his life kept doors kept
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opening that had he sat in his room he

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opening that had he sat in his room he
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wouldn't know those doors existed I mean

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wouldn't know those doors existed I mean
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the road not traveled but unless you're

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the road not traveled but unless you're
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down on the path you don't know that

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down on the path you don't know that
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road even is there you got to get on the

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road even is there you got to get on the
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road folks you got to travel on you got

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road folks you got to travel on you got
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to get out there and move those arms and

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to get out there and move those arms and
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legs and be on that road of life and you

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legs and be on that road of life and you
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have to keep on it you got to keep doing

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have to keep on it you got to keep doing
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something when you when you hit a wall

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something when you when you hit a wall
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then you say hm what what other

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then you say hm what what other
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direction can I go even if it seems like

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direction can I go even if it seems like
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the most bizarre choice or one that you

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the most bizarre choice or one that you
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are not sure it's even in in the right

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are not sure it's even in in the right
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direction you get up and you move

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direction you get up and you move
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towards that and new things happen that

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towards that and new things happen that
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