OPRAH: So, you weren’t a great student.
BRIAN GRAZER: No.
OPRAH: And your mother was really upset with you because you were failing the third grade. Which is reason to be concerned.
BRIAN: Yes. I was totally failing the third grade.
OPRAH: But your grandmother wasn’t worried.
BRIAN: My grandmother wasn’t worried. She liked all the questions I asked. And would always give me an answer. And she’d always say, “Brian, you’re going to be special. You’re going to use this curiosity. You’re going to be a special kid.” And I was often looking at my report card while she’s saying, “You’re going to be special.” My report card said all F’s and D’s. And I’m thinking, What does she know? What’s going on here? I’m getting all F’s and she’s telling me I’m going to be special. But she just had this sustained belief in me and validated me for asking questions and for my curiosity. I used this curiosity to meet new people in subjects that I would have never learned anything about. And by meeting these new people, it’s given life to movies and television shows that I’ve done. It’s helped me in my personal life with my children. It’s been a powerful force in my life.
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