Hunt's film debut in 1980 was in Robert Altman's musical comedy Popeye. Two years later, she co-starred as Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously, Peter Weir's film adaptation of the novel of the same name For her role as the male Chinese-Australian photographer, Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1983, becoming the first person to win an Oscar for playing a character of the opposite sex (also the first to win playing an Australian character). This was both cross-gender acting and yellowface.
Also a well known stage actress, Hunt has received two Obie awards and a Tony Award nomination for her theatre work. She created the role of Aunt Dan in Wallace Shawn's play Aunt Dan and Lemon. Recently, she portrayed Sister Aloysius in the Pasadena Playhouse production of John Patrick Shanley's Tony Award-winning play Doubt. Her television appearances include recurring roles as Judge Zoey Hiller on David E. Kelley's series The Practice and as Dr. Claire Bryson on Without a Trace. She has narrated several instalments of The American Experience on PBS. She now plays the role of an operations manager and supervisor on the CBS fall show NCIS: Los Angeles with Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J and Daniela Ruah.
Listen With Your Heart II
Linda Hunt Lyrics
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You will understand
Listen with your heart
You will understand
Let it break upon you
Like a wave upon the sand
Listen with your heart
You will understand
The lyrics of Linda Hunt & Bobbi Page's song 'Listen With Your Heart Pt. 1' encourage the listener to approach life with a compassionate and open heart. The first verse begins with "Que que na-to-ra," a phrase which is not easily translatable but is believed to be inspired by Native American wisdom. The following lines, "You will understand," reinforce the idea that the key to understanding life's complexities is through an open and empathetic heart.
The chorus continues with the repeated line, "Listen with your heart, you will understand." The metaphor of the waves breaking upon the sand suggests that understanding comes in waves and is a process that builds over time. The importance of actively listening and being receptive is emphasized in these lyrics. The power of the song is in its simplicity and universal message, reminding the listener to approach life with empathy and to pay attention to their own intuitive insights.
Line by Line Meaning
Que que na-to-ra
The phrase 'que que na-to-ra' is a Native American expression which means to pay attention to the natural world around you. This phrase emphasizes the importance of being aware of what's going on around you.
You will understand
This line indicates that if you pay attention to nature and listen with your heart, you will learn more about yourself and the world around you.
Listen with your heart
This line is the central theme of the song and advises us to interpret the world not only with our minds but also with our hearts. By doing this, we can understand the things that we see more deeply.
Let it break upon you
This line refers to opening yourself up to the natural world and letting it wash over you, like water washing over sand. It means being receptive to the surroundings and surrendering to the experience.
Like a wave upon the sand
This line is a metaphor for the experience of being present in nature. Just as a wave can gently wash over sand, the experience of being in nature can gently wash over us and give us a deeper understanding of the world.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ALAN MENKEN, STEPHEN LAURENCE SCHWARTZ
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