TU Tuesday - Commencement Speech.

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/05/robert-de-niro-gives-commencement-speech-bates-college-maine

“I have one message for you, class of 2012: Stay in school." I find the irony of this message striking considering he never did, and I always will aspire for the success that he has achieved. " I think this is the most important piece of advice you’ll get today: become a movie star." How can you argue with this considering his success? "When I started, I wasn’t a movie star, and it sucked." Obviously the lifestyle of a movie star is far greater than the lifestyle of most. "Trying to improve society isn’t a cliche, it’s a worthy goal." Often being a movie star is not the best way to improve society, but if one picks their projects carefully, the work can affect some in a positive way. "We know what we are, but know not what we may be." (http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/all/article/50449/Graduation-Speech/) Maybe Mr. De Niro was not concerned with what he may be, but more concerned with what he was.