Labor and Love

One of my favorite TV shows is Charlie Rose on PBS. The guy knows how to interview and his variety of guests is nothing less than astonishing. I'm a pretty religious watcher of the show, although sometimes the political ones don't hold my interest.

I was particularly intrigued by a recent show with Zach Galifianakis. In between chuckles, Galifianakis talked about how, at an early age, his father told him to combine labor and love. It's the single reason that he endured years of poorly populated stand-up gigs and varying degrees of despair over the course of his career. While he may be in a trove of shows and movies these days, he's anything but an overnight success.