Name: 【演講英語】美國演員Steve Carell 2025年於西北大學畢業典禮演講，發揮擅長喜劇專長，現場笑聲不斷，還下台與畢業生跳舞互動，成為最具喜感的畢業典禮致詞
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Thank you, Dean Johnson, for those kind words.

And thank you, Northwestern class of 2025, for inviting me here today.

It is an honor, a privilege, and an enormous pain in the ass.

This morning, in the car on the way here, as I was preparing to write this speech, I considered various topics.

Things like finding the courage to be yourself, or how to leave the world a better place.

And where does he get off dropping out of Dillo Day?

Does it really matter what I talk about this morning?

Because as we all know, most commencement addresses are soon forgotten.

As Abraham Lincoln said in his Gettysburg Address, you will little note nor long remember what I say here.

But maybe, just maybe, you will remember this one.

Today I'd like to talk about something quite simple.

Something that is important to me and something that I believe we need more of in the world.

In the early 1800s, an Illinois farmer named Ezekiel Davis lent his milking cow to his neighbor, Jedediah Ashcroft, so that Jedediah's family could have milk to drink.

Unfortunately, this was before pasteurization and the family fell ill and died.

This is a terribly sad story about human kindness.

Anything that I say here today is very likely.

Conjecture, falsehoods, or simply made up.

I am not that smart nor gifted in any way.

My grasp of human knowledge is weak at best.

But even with all of these intellectual setbacks, I understand the importance of kindness.

I am kind, or at least that seems to be a common misconception about me.

I'm sometimes referred to as a nice person, but

let's face it, in Hollywood you don't actually have to be nice to be considered nice.

I am generally pleasant and I try not to be mean.

I took time out of my busy schedule to be with you here today.

These are all indications that I am pretty nice or nice enough.

I embody a baseline human decency which I believe should not be celebrated but expected.

Everyone should be, at very least, pretty nice.

Here are a few tips to Being pretty nice and or kind.

Nothing off the charts Nobel prizes, no sainthoods, but good solid human behavior.

Donate your time or money to a worthy cause.

Return your shopping cart in the parking lot.

And also return a stray cart that you didn't even use.

That extra effort is next level pretty kindness.

An act like this will not only help others, but

it will fill your heart and spread great joy throughout the parking lot.

Humanities parking lot and remember to wash your hands because some gross person probably touched that cart before you.

Once at a McDonald's drive thru, I pulled up to the takeout window and I said, you see that car behind me?

I want you to tell those folks to have a great day.

And then I drove off imagining the joy that I had just left behind.

I would have loved to have seen their faces.

Splurge on a fun trip, a dinner out, or a new item of clothing.

Remember that kindness isn't a weakness, it is a very potent strength.

Many famous, powerful people are also extremely kind people like.

My point is this, it's no more difficult to be kind than it is to be mean.

Actually, I do know a famous powerful person who is kind.

A dear friend of mine and a Northwestern alum, Stephen Colbert.

Stephen is a brilliant, wonderful person.

Talented, generous, better than I am in almost every way.

If he were here today, he'd probably be giving a better speech.

He's an innovator, an icon, a family man and a friend.

He is so wonderful, in fact, that he makes me feel terrible about myself and I hate him very, very much.

Envy comes from ignorance and lack of belief in your own gifts.

A facade that another human being, say Stephen Colbert, creates for themselves.

Turn your jealousy into admiration and use it to fuel your ambition in a positive way.

In all honesty, I am not jealous of Stephen Colbert.

Another stumbling block to kindness is the act of holding a grudge.

We've all done it, and it's an easy trap to fall into.

Eighteen years ago, I attended the Academy Awards for the first time as I walked down the red carpet, I was nervous and anxious and I felt terribly out of place.

And then I stepped on the dress of a very famous actress, stopping her in her tracks.