"The first job I had was helping my dad carrying shingles up to the roof." *HYSTERICAL SCREAM FROM GIRL IN AUDIENCE* I guess she really likes shingles.
She's just a kid. Maybe her dad is a roofer and she felt a connection. Don't expect 13 year olds to be mature. Becoming mature is a process. Trust that the word she heard will produce wisdom in time. I believe practically every person there gained something from hearing Kutcher's words, and despite the infatuation screams, I heard them all clearly.
when he said "being sexy" in the beginning, i mentally rolled my eyes because i was expecting something superficial to be said, but once he said nothing is sexier than being smart, i smiled so much. my respect and love for ashton has grown so much today.
+longi fee No, they're teenage girls. Teenage girls have the attention span of a gnat. Too busy listening to One Direction and taking selfies to think any deeper than a Dixie cup.
THE BEST SPEECH EVER, thats why Ashton is who he is, I am gonna build my life, and be successful in whatever I want to do in my life, I am gonna do the things that he said.
I have shown this to my class of struggling math students for the past two years on the first day of class. This spring, a girl came to me to say good-bye as she is moving to another district. She had changed since I first met her nearly 2 years ago. She had been a loud-mouthed, know-it-all, won't-do-any-schoolwork-because-I'm-going-to-be-on-welfare-like-my-mom 14-year-old. She now had goals. She was joining the police junior explorers group with a plan of going to the Police Academy after high school. Her grades in 10th grade were really good. After she gave me this update, she told me that part of what helped her to change was this Ashton Kutcher video. It didn't hit home right away, but she had pulled it up and watched it several times since then and started changing her thinking about herself and her future. She had also told other people to watch it. Thank you, Ashton. At least one teenager's life has been changed, in part, by your speech.
+AllstateIts Inyourhands Really? Like what? Do you know this student? What race was she? She was loud. She did act like a know-it-all (at first).. She actually told me that her plan after high school was to be on welfare like her mom. It does not matter what color this student is. That was her in 9th grade. She changed her 'plan' and, I think, her new plan was a better one. If you think all kids who could be described in this fashion belong to just one or two races, you are blind to the world we live in. Maybe your are the one with racial issues.
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***** So in other words, it can't be expected for them to relatively quietly just listen and be respectful. If this was a speaker at 5th grade more would be expected of them.
How fortunate for all those young people to have the opportunity to have someone like him give such great comments - if only those words were truly absorbed by those in that audience. That speech truly touched my heart!
Those kids just got a better education from a man from hollywood than they will likely get in school and from their parents. Ashton is a rare breed amongst actors. Good for him. Hope those kids listen.
I love when people understand that we need to respect teens enough to treat them like the intelligent young adults they are. Good for you, Ashton Kutcher! Very inspiring to me.
I had just turned 13 when he said this and in a turning point in my life where I was stuck in a rut and felt like I didn’t matter and that I wouldn’t achieve anything because I wasn’t as pretty as other girls. The night this came out, I suddenly felt inspired to go out and not worry about my appearance, but instead live my life and work on bettering myself. I’m now approaching adulthood and even 5 years later, I still come back to this speech and listen to what Ashton has to say. He made a brilliant point
Man this is such a great speach. Its the kind of speech you can learn from (especially if you were in a public speaking class like me). It has all the elements of a great speech. Got all the main points down, spoke clearly and passionately, hand gestures kept the audience engage, and so much more. Good job Ashton! (or Chris lol)
been saving this clip for 7 years. my kids were too young to understand then, but my daughter started her first job today at 16. never too late to share some good wisdom.
I'm 38 and I'm speechless! Mad props to you Chris!! thank you for letting kids know that there's more than being stupid and cool. I cant Express listening to an actor open him self up on stage like this! THANK YOU .. A GUY FROM MAINE..
I totally agree with everything Chris said. As soon as this world stops thinking they deserve things and starts realizing that if they want something they need to work hard and go and get it, the better off we will all be. Work hard and don't take any handouts.
***** They proved how none of what he was saying was actually sinking in. I can't believe how star struck retarded SO many people are, and how absolutely selfish and rude it makes them. When someone is dispensing advice, or a speech, I don't care who they are, shut the fuck up and listen...
Let's just review what he said... and then review your comment. Was this comment intelligent, generous, or thoughtful? You, just like those screaming girls, react. You're human, you've been conditioned into certain societal beliefs. They've been told that Ashton is great, they love him, and they're screaming in adoration. You've been told that teenage girls who show enjoyment in something deserved to be mocked and ridiculed. That because they're screaming, the message isn't sinking in. I'm going to believe that your comment was a knee-jerk reaction to the situation at hand, and I'm going to give those screaming girls the same benefit of the doubt.
cleodel88 I am not sure which planet or dimension your frame of reference is based on, but in this reality if someone screaming their heads off at 150 decibels, there is no way they can be hearing anything else. Try it. And if they are not hearing anything else, how can they understand what they are saying? Try it. Try screaming while listening to a school lecture. Try screaming your head off in the middle of the climax of a detective movie. Try screaming just when the hero confesses to the love of his life in a movie and tell me that you can hear what is being said. Did you notice Ashton try hard to top off the screams? Raise his hand, trying to finish his thought? Do you think it was respect for Ashton, the person, who is now, at this moment, trying to communicate, when they ignored his body language? Or were they just slavishly showing the trendy "way" of adoration for an image created by Ashton's roles? Now, let's examine and review your reply: wasn't this also just a reaction to my reaction? Go ahead and give them (the "screaming girlies") the benefit of the doubt (who knows: they might watch this video someday, when the advice is hopefully not too late). But do not make any assumptions about the motives of my "reaction", or assume it is merely a "knee-jerk" response. FYI, your assumption about why my comment is phrased that way is incorrect. I am not even going to speculate as to why you think my "reaction" is any less valid than theirs was.
This is absolutely amazing. He’s got such a great perspective and I’ve always loved his work. This is a message that EVERYONE needs to hear, regardless of age. Amazing amazing speech.
Actually, it's one of the best places to make such a great speech. They've seen that there is a different side to this man, and they look up to him. Aspiring to what he said is exactly what is needed.
Hearing those teenagers scream and cheer at everything he said EXCEPT all the important points he was trying to make makes me realize how screwed this generation really is.
Or perhaps that's just a way to tell that they're listening. You can't be loud and be able to fully understand what someone is saying. His words meant so much. Some people don't comprehend things the way you or I might. Everyone's been through different experiances, therefore everyone has different reactions. Some of this generation, my generation, is a bit messed up. I agree with you. It's up to the people that are older, that are our rolemodels, to guide us in the right path.
You have a point, Brandon. Many teenagers get excited about issues that aren't important in the grand scheme of things. Do you remember being a teenager? What would you have cheered for? What can we do as adults to make things better? The next generation is a product of our generation. We can inspire them but we should not force them.
+Niamh Dillon It's not sad it's the entire point and you are completely missing it. He made his career on being a braindead idiot. For christ sake he got into acting BECAUSE OF MODELING. When is the last time you heard anything substantial come out of the mouth of a model? So this guy rides on his looks for like 10 years then stops and goes "hey, wait guys, I'm not just a pretty face I'm actually smart and you should listen to me." Oh, sorry, what, I was just watching the clip of you setting a boat on fire. What now, so, you want to be taken seriously and considered intelligent? Got it. As soon as you stop knocking over christmas trees and pretending to repo celebs' things we'll start taking you seriously. What a gigantic tool.
He's a venture capitalist who has made millions by figuring out what is worth investing in. You are the braindead idiot if you think he has nothing to contribute outside of modeling/acting
My love for Ashton (or should I say Chris?) has just been reborn. So inspiring, all I kept doing during his speech was nodding my head and smiling. The truth always gives you goosebumps and this speech didn't not fail that. Wonderful Ashton. Kudos and respect to you.
The sad thing is that those teenage girls are not really listening to Ashton's words of wisdom, except the adults. (Harry Styles was in tears.) It's a shame, today's youth really needs advice like this.
Bravo, Chris, Bravo! I can't believe this video doesn't have more hits. Thank you so much for speaking the honest truth. Please continue to speak out to young people.
I respect those celebrities who use their power to affect the public.Thank you Ashton(Chris?) for showing us a good exsmple of how to be the sexiest person in the world.You are smart,you are sexy and I love you.
I appreciate those who care more than they should. Those people are rare. Even when no one seems to be listening, there is always someone who hears the message. :)
1. Opportunities look a lot like hard work. Never quit your job until you have your next job. 2. Being sexy is about being smart, thoughtful and generous. Everything else is crap that people try to sell us. 3. Build a life, don't live one. Life was made up by people that are no smarter than you.
Anna Morri how would you know if I did or didnt know it was a joke. There are people who actually think Ashton Kutcher is stupid because of that character, so I just wanted to make sure.
Only people that have lived his type of life and been where he's been can give this kind of advice. You have to become rich and famous to realize it was never worth it. Strong advice for the generations coming through.
I have never been a fan of Ashton Kutcher and this speech changed my opinion, He is so right about work. A lot of people take the easy way out and that's not the best way, work pays off and teaches you
despite all of the screams and all of the whistles, the important thing is that from either the 2,000,000 people that watched this video or the people that were at the awards, there will an select few at which he infected change into these individuals and motivated them to do something greater with their lives. Well spoken, Chris.
My teacher showed this speech to me when I was in 7th grade and I kind of disregarded it but 2 years later it makes sense to me and I find it inspiring.
TheSquintyninja hes preaching to the future, you dont know whos life he impacted in that crowd. it only takes 1 person out of all those people to be inspired and to go on and change the world. who honestly knows
He impacted me and I'm 16 and looking for jobs which I would have never did before because, "I think the only thing that can be below you is to not have a job” -Ashton Kutcher
There's nothing sexier than a guy who can make a good speech like that. Someone who can sound inspiring and intelligent. Ashton Kutcher was and still is my eternal man crush after that speech but SERIOUSLY *GIRLS SHUT THE HELL UP PLEASE* My gosh...
Watched this recently for a college class, and at first I wasn't super impressed until my professor made an assignment from this speech. The goal is to introduce MYSELF which there are options but I'm still super lost because Ashton made this speech smooth and it just flows. Trying to figure out how to make this into my own speech (obviously not using his words).
"The sexiest thing in the world is being really smart" *cue the 1000's of girls that cheer for Ashton despite their reluctance to date the smart guys in their school.*
He is sending a real message about how to be a genuine person to these young people of whom many seem to superficial to understand that superficial is not genuine.
I feel that Ashton wanted to emulate in a way the steve jobs standford speech, I'm guessing he made a research on him for his role in the Jobs movie so he might have felt inspired by him, and the steve jobs reference at the end just make me belive this even more
I know right! He's an actor so I guess that helped him deliver it just like Jobs (kinda like the way Ronald Reagan was an actor and gave very charismatic speeches)
On RUclips look up . Ashton address to Congress.it is as good and deep on a hot tabu topic.amazing. also he has a IQ of 160 .he has a twin brother that is special needs that he just cherishes .he is a good guy.WATCH ON NETFLIX. he now stars in (the Ranch).it's funny and will make you cry .it is most of 70's show cast.and sam Elliott & debra weinger. Good luck
This speech is the best and for all the teen girls screaming, not evening listening to these inspirable words, is the most rudest thing ever. Show some respect. Smh.
Ryley Whitaker Ikr! It frustrates me to no end. The only reason I'm glad I wasn't there is because I would have ripped all their heads off and then they would drag me out of the place and I wouldn't get to listen to his amazing speech.
Appreciate that he is actually giving some good advice when compared to his counterparts. It doesn't matter if you think if he is a good actor or not. It doesn't matter if he strung up some cliches. What matters is that his message came from deep thought and he delivered it at a good time. So appreciate it brother.
Transcript: What’s up? Oh wow. Okay, okay, let’s be brutally honest -- this is the old guy award. This is like, this is like the grandpa award, and after this I gotta go to, like, the geriatric home. Um, first of all, um, I don’t have a career without you guys. I don’t get to do any of the things I get to do without you. Um, you know, I thought that, uh, -- hi -- I thought that it might be interesting…. You know In Hollywood and in the industry and the stuff we do, there’s a lot of, like, insider secrets to keeping your career going, and a lot of insider secrets to making things tick. And, uh, I feel like a fraud. Uh, my name is actually not even Ashton. Ashton is my middle name. My first name’s Chris. And, and, it always has been. It got changed when I was like 19 and I became an actor, but there are some really amazing things that I learned when I was Chris, and I wanted to share those things with you guys, because I think it’s helped me be here today. So, it’s really 3 things. The first thing is about opportunity. The second thing is about being sexy. And the third thing is about living life. So first, opportunity. I believe that opportunity looks a lot like hard work. When I was 13 I had my first job with my Dad carrying shingles up to the roof, and then I got a job washing dishes at a restaurant, and then I got a job in a grocery store deli, and then I got a job in a factory sweeping Cheerio dust off the ground. And I’ve never had a job in my life that I was better than. I was always just lucky to have a job, and every job I had was a stepping stone to my next job and I never quit my job until I had my next job. And so opportunities look a lot like work. Number two, being sexy. The sexiest thing in the entire world, is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap, I promise you. It’s just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less, so don’t buy it. Be smart, be thoughtful, and be generous. The third thing is something that I just re-learned when I was making this movie about Steve Jobs. And Steve Jobs said when you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the way that it is, and that your life is to live your life inside the world and try not to get in too much trouble, and maybe get an education and get a job and make some money and have a family, but life can be a lot broader than that when you realize one simple thing, and that is that everything around us that we call life was made up by people that are no smarter than you, and you can build your own things, you can build your own life that other people can live in. So build a life. Don’t live one, build one. Find your opportunities, and always be sexy. I love you guys.
one thing i want to point out to everyone, especially those people who are commenting on the kids screaming. All of that doesnt matter. if one teenager gets it, if one person in the whole audience got the message, among the shouting and screaming, if it resonated WITH ONE PERSON, and that one person doesnt become discouraged by people like you nay sayers. it was worth all the screaming in the world.
I mean yeah, the "WE LOVE YOU"s and "WOOOO"s seem the product of starstruck prepubescent silly putty brains. But let's face it: that's exactly what everyone in that audience expected to do. Nobody knew Kutcher would get up there and deliver a really sober speech. And frankly, by the end of it, most everyone had quieted down and started paying attention--even if they probably still wanted to synchronize yell "TAKE IT OFF!"...they didn't; they listened. I'm impressed by him for damn sure...and I think the audience eventually got it, too.
"People they Might think You less , don't buy it! don't admit it." It Is the greatest message in my life. Just i wanna say thank You Ashton . After i watched this video , i see a difference in my performance . more motivated for work & way of …
Hey Brandon Meyers! Personally this is one of my favorite speeches I think everyone should know about! That being said, there's lots of people that rely on captioning in videos, and these captions just need a little tiny bit revising. Some things like "Grand Ball" instead of grandpa (0:37) and "build 15 your..." when it's really build one, find your... (4:34) Again, such an amazing video, everyone should have access to Ashton's amazing message!
Damn near 30 years old and just learned a lesson from Ashton (chris) Kutcher. Whom i used to perceive as childish.. Damn you irony for making me realize that Iv'e been such a spoiled brat lately.
"The first job I had was helping my dad carrying shingles up to the roof."
*HYSTERICAL SCREAM FROM GIRL IN AUDIENCE*
I guess she really likes shingles.
ahahaha IKR
She's just a kid. Maybe her dad is a roofer and she felt a connection. Don't expect 13 year olds to be mature. Becoming mature is a process. Trust that the word she heard will produce wisdom in time. I believe practically every person there gained something from hearing Kutcher's words, and despite the infatuation screams, I heard them all clearly.
Hot Shingles you say? ~ Sean Connery
Lmao.
Loooool I never noticed that before!
Great speech, annoying audience.
Can't agree more, what's wrong with them :(
DOLLUDEE Y. They are teenagers. It’s a personality trait at that age.
Phony speech. Phony audience. What do you expect from a phony awards show?
DOLLUDEE Y. Haha was about to say the same thing..!!
Yesss
As a 23 year old dude who's struggling in life big time, i needed to hear this badly
Good thing you went to the teen choice awards!
It seems like you have bigger problems...
Arturo Sánchez
Same here.
Kenroy Cherrington hope it helped you
Nobody cheered at the hard work part. That's the most important
Joseph Scott Stop stalking me, you're really fucking creepy dude. With your sock account.
Matthew Thomas yeah, but nobody ever tries. Working from 12-12 is not work. Working from 7-9, then going to school is work.
william sewell Are you even upper middle class bruh?
Matthew Thomas just got here. Its pretty cool.
+william sewell They might not have cheered, but they heard it loud and clear. Great message.
when he said "being sexy" in the beginning, i mentally rolled my eyes because i was expecting something superficial to be said, but once he said nothing is sexier than being smart, i smiled so much. my respect and love for ashton has grown so much today.
What an honest speech. Too bad none of those hundred screaming girls understand anything he's saying.
+Jers Compilations this was selfishness
+longi fee No, they're teenage girls. Teenage girls have the attention span of a gnat. Too busy listening to One Direction and taking selfies to think any deeper than a Dixie cup.
THE BEST SPEECH EVER, thats why Ashton is who he is, I am gonna build my life, and be successful in whatever I want to do in my life, I am gonna do the things that he said.
alex flores And what steps are you taking today to build your life?
+alex flores but you are Hispanic!
This is one of the best award speeches I have ever heard in my entire live. Honest and sincere words.
The only one that understood the speech in the audience was sheldon.
Hahaha yes and Harry
LOL
I have shown this to my class of struggling math students for the past two years on the first day of class. This spring, a girl came to me to say good-bye as she is moving to another district. She had changed since I first met her nearly 2 years ago. She had been a loud-mouthed, know-it-all, won't-do-any-schoolwork-because-I'm-going-to-be-on-welfare-like-my-mom 14-year-old. She now had goals. She was joining the police junior explorers group with a plan of going to the Police Academy after high school. Her grades in 10th grade were really good. After she gave me this update, she told me that part of what helped her to change was this Ashton Kutcher video. It didn't hit home right away, but she had pulled it up and watched it several times since then and started changing her thinking about herself and her future. She had also told other people to watch it. Thank you, Ashton. At least one teenager's life has been changed, in part, by your speech.
this is beautiful
+Tina Gorgos A lot of racial over tones in your comment but I guess people are colour blind to it.
+AllstateIts Inyourhands
Really? Like what? Do you know this student? What race was she? She was loud. She did act like a know-it-all (at first).. She actually told me that her plan after high school was to be on welfare like her mom. It does not matter what color this student is. That was her in 9th grade. She changed her 'plan' and, I think, her new plan was a better one. If you think all kids who could be described in this fashion belong to just one or two races, you are blind to the world we live in. Maybe your are the one with racial issues.
+AllstateIts Inyourhands ?
+AllstateIts Inyourhands she said nothing about a person of color. you my friend are jumping the racist gun.
Its scary and sad at the same time that many of those teens didnt receive the message. I applaud you Ashton for your effort.
Be smart, be thoughtful, and be generous!
Wise words
I was 12 the first time I heard this speech. It’s 7 years later and I still come back and rewatch it because of how much it hit me.
Wow, that was amazing
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Chris is trying to tell the teens a message. But sadly, they don't get it.
"Scream if you don't understand"
***** So in other words, it can't be expected for them to relatively quietly just listen and be respectful. If this was a speaker at 5th grade more would be expected of them.
I found muting and turning on closed caption to be a good solution.
I don't want to get
woooooooooooo!!!!
Very profound, though shameful that the children he expressed the knowledge to did not pay the least bit of attention.
they can watch it again on RUclips later when they are more mature. Great speech.
I agree. shut up stop screaming and pay attention.
How fortunate for all those young people to have the opportunity to have someone like him give such great comments - if only those words were truly absorbed by those in that audience. That speech truly touched my heart!
I cringed at the girls screaming while he was giving this speech. I don't think they even paid attention to anything he said.
Kelso has really gotten wise since the 70's. This is the greatest speech by an actor (not including a movie role) that I've ever seen.
Those kids just got a better education from a man from hollywood than they will likely get in school and from their parents. Ashton is a rare breed amongst actors. Good for him. Hope those kids listen.
I love when people understand that we need to respect teens enough to treat them like the intelligent young adults they are. Good for you, Ashton Kutcher! Very inspiring to me.
I had just turned 13 when he said this and in a turning point in my life where I was stuck in a rut and felt like I didn’t matter and that I wouldn’t achieve anything because I wasn’t as pretty as other girls. The night this came out, I suddenly felt inspired to go out and not worry about my appearance, but instead live my life and work on bettering myself. I’m now approaching adulthood and even 5 years later, I still come back to this speech and listen to what Ashton has to say. He made a brilliant point
Man this is such a great speach. Its the kind of speech you can learn from (especially if you were in a public speaking class like me). It has all the elements of a great speech. Got all the main points down, spoke clearly and passionately, hand gestures kept the audience engage, and so much more. Good job Ashton! (or Chris lol)
destinyawaitsx3 He did the classic: Tell 'em what your gonna tell 'em. Tell 'em. Tell 'em what you told 'em.
I saw this speech right before I started my freshman year at college. This speech has been a guiding light in my life ever since. Thank you Ashton 💙
This guy inspired me to get my job back and put aside my ego for the sake of the belief that there's better opportunities ahead. Thank you Ashton!!
Such "right on" advise! Luv this Ashton!
been saving this clip for 7 years. my kids were too young to understand then, but my daughter started her first job today at 16. never too late to share some good wisdom.
I'm 38 and I'm speechless! Mad props to you Chris!! thank you for letting kids know that there's more than being stupid and cool. I cant Express listening to an actor open him self up on stage like this! THANK YOU .. A GUY FROM MAINE..
I totally agree with everything Chris said. As soon as this world stops thinking they deserve things and starts realizing that if they want something they need to work hard and go and get it, the better off we will all be. Work hard and don't take any handouts.
It's too bad the screaming girlies won't shut up long enough to listen.
***** They proved how none of what he was saying was actually sinking in. I can't believe how star struck retarded SO many people are, and how absolutely selfish and rude it makes them. When someone is dispensing advice, or a speech, I don't care who they are, shut the fuck up and listen...
^^agree with Jake
Let's just review what he said... and then review your comment. Was this comment intelligent, generous, or thoughtful?
You, just like those screaming girls, react. You're human, you've been conditioned into certain societal beliefs. They've been told that Ashton is great, they love him, and they're screaming in adoration. You've been told that teenage girls who show enjoyment in something deserved to be mocked and ridiculed. That because they're screaming, the message isn't sinking in. I'm going to believe that your comment was a knee-jerk reaction to the situation at hand, and I'm going to give those screaming girls the same benefit of the doubt.
cleodel88 I am not sure which planet or dimension your frame of reference is based on, but in this reality if someone screaming their heads off at 150 decibels, there is no way they can be hearing anything else. Try it. And if they are not hearing anything else, how can they understand what they are saying? Try it.
Try screaming while listening to a school lecture. Try screaming your head off in the middle of the climax of a detective movie. Try screaming just when the hero confesses to the love of his life in a movie and tell me that you can hear what is being said.
Did you notice Ashton try hard to top off the screams? Raise his hand, trying to finish his thought? Do you think it was respect for Ashton, the person, who is now, at this moment, trying to communicate, when they ignored his body language? Or were they just slavishly showing the trendy "way" of adoration for an image created by Ashton's roles?
Now, let's examine and review your reply: wasn't this also just a reaction to my reaction? Go ahead and give them (the "screaming girlies") the benefit of the doubt (who knows: they might watch this video someday, when the advice is hopefully not too late).
But do not make any assumptions about the motives of my "reaction", or assume it is merely a "knee-jerk" response. FYI, your assumption about why my comment is phrased that way is incorrect.
I am not even going to speculate as to why you think my "reaction" is any less valid than theirs was.
cleodel88 I haven't been told that. I've learned that myself.
Wise man
This is absolutely amazing. He’s got such a great perspective and I’ve always loved his work. This is a message that EVERYONE needs to hear, regardless of age. Amazing amazing speech.
It sucks that half the people in the audience never even took this speech seriously .
That was very inspiring . Good job, Chris .
Actually, it's one of the best places to make such a great speech. They've seen that there is a different side to this man, and they look up to him. Aspiring to what he said is exactly what is needed.
Hearing those teenagers scream and cheer at everything he said EXCEPT all the important points he was trying to make makes me realize how screwed this generation really is.
Or perhaps that's just a way to tell that they're listening. You can't be loud and be able to fully understand what someone is saying. His words meant so much. Some people don't comprehend things the way you or I might. Everyone's been through different experiances, therefore everyone has different reactions. Some of this generation, my generation, is a bit messed up. I agree with you. It's up to the people that are older, that are our rolemodels, to guide us in the right path.
You have a point, Brandon. Many teenagers get excited about issues that aren't important in the grand scheme of things.
Do you remember being a teenager? What would you have cheered for?
What can we do as adults to make things better?
The next generation is a product of our generation. We can inspire them but we should not force them.
8 years later and can confirm we are indeed screwed
this is actually so inspirational.
"the sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart" -International Supermodel Ashton Kutcher
It's been 10 yrs but check back in another 10 and he'll look like a different person
how sad. hes trying to deliver a fantastic speech about being intelligent and the girls only csre about taking off his shirt. If only they'd listen eh
+Niamh Dillon It's not sad it's the entire point and you are completely missing it. He made his career on being a braindead idiot. For christ sake he got into acting BECAUSE OF MODELING. When is the last time you heard anything substantial come out of the mouth of a model? So this guy rides on his looks for like 10 years then stops and goes "hey, wait guys, I'm not just a pretty face I'm actually smart and you should listen to me." Oh, sorry, what, I was just watching the clip of you setting a boat on fire. What now, so, you want to be taken seriously and considered intelligent? Got it. As soon as you stop knocking over christmas trees and pretending to repo celebs' things we'll start taking you seriously. What a gigantic tool.
But if i were to yell the same thing at Scarlett Johansson... Im a womanizing mysoginistic pig that objectifies women. #doublestandards
He's a venture capitalist who has made millions by figuring out what is worth investing in. You are the braindead idiot if you think he has nothing to contribute outside of modeling/acting
+Will Donnell ehh the advice is still GREAT advice no doubt about it--
Oh of course. All models are stupid right?
My love for Ashton (or should I say Chris?) has just been reborn.
So inspiring, all I kept doing during his speech was nodding my head and smiling. The truth always gives you goosebumps and this speech didn't not fail that.
Wonderful Ashton. Kudos and respect to you.
The sad thing is that those teenage girls are not really listening to Ashton's words of wisdom, except the adults. (Harry Styles was in tears.) It's a shame, today's youth really needs advice like this.
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Bravo, Chris, Bravo! I can't believe this video doesn't have more hits. Thank you so much for speaking the honest truth. Please continue to speak out to young people.
I respect those celebrities who use their power to affect the public.Thank you Ashton(Chris?) for showing us a good exsmple of how to be the sexiest person in the world.You are smart,you are sexy and I love you.
I appreciate those who care more than they should. Those people are rare. Even when no one seems to be listening, there is always someone who hears the message. :)
1. Opportunities look a lot like hard work. Never quit your job until you have your next job.
2. Being sexy is about being smart, thoughtful and generous. Everything else is crap that people try to sell us.
3. Build a life, don't live one. Life was made up by people that are no smarter than you.
Kelso got really smart!! LOL! Epic speech! :P
+YounesHH he was always smart, just played a dumb character on a show. he has an iq of 160.
+Subin Kim it was a joke
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+Subin Kim That joke flew right over your head. Nice.
Anna Morri how would you know if I did or didnt know it was a joke. There are people who actually think Ashton Kutcher is stupid because of that character, so I just wanted to make sure.
Shit I completely forgot about Kelso after watching this
Only people that have lived his type of life and been where he's been can give this kind of advice. You have to become rich and famous to realize it was never worth it. Strong advice for the generations coming through.
What wasn't worth it? I do think you had the speech wrong.
We could all learn from this. Thank you Chris Kutcher!
This video will forever be my favorite thing ever at the TCAs so thank you Ashron Kutcher for this and for inspiring me.
I have never been a fan of Ashton Kutcher and this speech changed my opinion, He is so right about work. A lot of people take the easy way out and that's not the best way, work pays off and teaches you
Wow. amazing speech...too bad the annoying girls ruined most of it.
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despite all of the screams and all of the whistles, the important thing is that from either the 2,000,000 people that watched this video or the people that were at the awards, there will an select few at which he infected change into these individuals and motivated them to do something greater with their lives. Well spoken, Chris.
God bless Chris for this conservative speech. Love it
you could tell just from watching him speak those words, he does mean it profoundly and i can feel his intense desire to preach this message to people
My teacher showed this speech to me when I was in 7th grade and I kind of disregarded it but 2 years later it makes sense to me and I find it inspiring.
"At 13, i worked helping my dad carry shingles to the roof"
random ass girl " (piecring) AAAHHHHHHH"
bitch it's shingles, fucking relax.
"build a life not live one" nothing more to say
he's preaching to the wrong choir... but was a great speech nonetheless.
TheSquintyninja hes preaching to the future, you dont know whos life he impacted in that crowd. it only takes 1 person out of all those people to be inspired and to go on and change the world. who honestly knows
Guard Passer Truth.
He impacted me and I'm 16 and looking for jobs which I would have never did before because, "I think the only thing that can be below you is to not have a job” -Ashton Kutcher
+TheSquintyninja I think he is preaching to the right ones, not the ones in the audience but us...... the youtube viewers
One of the most brilliant and honest speeches ever said on any of these shows. Children listen up and make you own life. Beautiful Ashton
Beautiful inspirational words. This is what we need more of from celebrities! Well done
There's nothing sexier than a guy who can make a good speech like that. Someone who can sound inspiring and intelligent. Ashton Kutcher was and still is my eternal man crush after that speech but SERIOUSLY *GIRLS SHUT THE HELL UP PLEASE* My gosh...
(Surprisingly) Delightful! An inspiring message from the most unlikely of sources.
I love that he pointed to his brain when he said "Always be sexy."
I think this is a great speech. He took the time to address the youth on a personal level.
Watched this recently for a college class, and at first I wasn't super impressed until my professor made an assignment from this speech. The goal is to introduce MYSELF which there are options but I'm still super lost because Ashton made this speech smooth and it just flows. Trying to figure out how to make this into my own speech (obviously not using his words).
You really have to wonder about the mental stability of the 342 people who gave this video a thumbs down
Considering Kutcher's IQ is 160, he's a pretty sexy beast.
"The sexiest thing in the world is being really smart" *cue the 1000's of girls that cheer for Ashton despite their reluctance to date the smart guys in their school.*
you never got any did you
deathmachine225 but you did, you don't seem very smart
Still one of my ALL time favorite videos!
He is sending a real message about how to be a genuine person to these young people of whom many seem to superficial to understand that superficial is not genuine.
If there is someone that can edit this and remove the screeching female voices, it would be an awesome re-post to put among motivational speeches.
agreed
I feel that Ashton wanted to emulate in a way the steve jobs standford speech, I'm guessing he made a research on him for his role in the Jobs movie so he might have felt inspired by him, and the steve jobs reference at the end just make me belive this even more
I know right! He's an actor so I guess that helped him deliver it just like Jobs (kinda like the way Ronald Reagan was an actor and gave very charismatic speeches)
He's very intelligent, is iq is very high.
On RUclips look up . Ashton address to Congress.it is as good and deep on a hot tabu topic.amazing. also he has a IQ of 160 .he has a twin brother that is special needs that he just cherishes .he is a good guy.WATCH ON NETFLIX. he now stars in (the Ranch).it's funny and will make you cry .it is most of 70's show cast.and sam Elliott & debra weinger. Good luck
Love the passion. They sound super engaged to me. We can never underestimate teenagers. They are always listening and absorbing the world around them.
i just become his fan.. greatest speech i've ever heard !!
This speech needs to be constantly replayed to the masses
This speech is the best and for all the teen girls screaming, not evening listening to these inspirable words, is the most rudest thing ever. Show some respect. Smh.
Ryley Whitaker Ikr! It frustrates me to no end. The only reason I'm glad I wasn't there is because I would have ripped all their heads off and then they would drag me out of the place and I wouldn't get to listen to his amazing speech.
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when he said the “the sexiest thing in the world is being really smart” all i could hear is kelso saying that and everyone laughing at him
Appreciate that he is actually giving some good advice when compared to his counterparts. It doesn't matter if you think if he is a good actor or not. It doesn't matter if he strung up some cliches. What matters is that his message came from deep thought and he delivered it at a good time. So appreciate it brother.
i always liked him as an actor and as a human he is even more likeable he is such a down to earth guy with a healthy attitude
Transcript:
What’s up? Oh wow. Okay, okay, let’s be brutally honest -- this is the old guy award. This is like, this is like the grandpa award, and after this I gotta go to, like, the geriatric home. Um, first of all, um, I don’t have a career without you guys. I don’t get to do any of the things I get to do without you. Um, you know, I thought that, uh, -- hi -- I thought that it might be interesting…. You know In Hollywood and in the industry and the stuff we do, there’s a lot of, like, insider secrets to keeping your career going, and a lot of insider secrets to making things tick. And, uh, I feel like a fraud.
Uh, my name is actually not even Ashton. Ashton is my middle name. My first name’s Chris. And, and, it always has been. It got changed when I was like 19 and I became an actor, but there are some really amazing things that I learned when I was Chris, and I wanted to share those things with you guys, because I think it’s helped me be here today. So, it’s really 3 things. The first thing is about opportunity. The second thing is about being sexy. And the third thing is about living life.
So first, opportunity. I believe that opportunity looks a lot like hard work. When I was 13 I had my first job with my Dad carrying shingles up to the roof, and then I got a job washing dishes at a restaurant, and then I got a job in a grocery store deli, and then I got a job in a factory sweeping Cheerio dust off the ground. And I’ve never had a job in my life that I was better than. I was always just lucky to have a job, and every job I had was a stepping stone to my next job and I never quit my job until I had my next job. And so opportunities look a lot like work.
Number two, being sexy. The sexiest thing in the entire world, is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap, I promise you. It’s just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less, so don’t buy it. Be smart, be thoughtful, and be generous.
The third thing is something that I just re-learned when I was making this movie about Steve Jobs. And Steve Jobs said when you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the way that it is, and that your life is to live your life inside the world and try not to get in too much trouble, and maybe get an education and get a job and make some money and have a family, but life can be a lot broader than that when you realize one simple thing, and that is that everything around us that we call life was made up by people that are no smarter than you, and you can build your own things, you can build your own life that other people can live in. So build a life. Don’t live one, build one. Find your opportunities, and always be sexy. I love you guys.
Thanks for that, much better to read than to hear the fangirls screaming after every sentence. :)
Thanks, I was gonna transcribe the end of this. It just shows the impact of this speech.
thanksss
Hopefully the kids screaming will catch up to the video a few years later and say: Oh that´s what he was talking about...
That's sort of sad that those teen idiots went all like "we love you" and so on. They clearly didn't even care what he said.
Great speech! Really wise and smart, I couldn't agree less with what he said. "Build your life, don't live it."
wow.. no words can describe how this speech made me feel. this is exactly what I needed to hear.
I'm straight, yet I'll admit; Ashton's a good-looking guy.
one thing i want to point out to everyone, especially those people who are commenting on the kids screaming. All of that doesnt matter. if one teenager gets it, if one person in the whole audience got the message, among the shouting and screaming, if it resonated WITH ONE PERSON, and that one person doesnt become discouraged by people like you nay sayers. it was worth all the screaming in the world.
Preach
I mean yeah, the "WE LOVE YOU"s and "WOOOO"s seem the product of starstruck prepubescent silly putty brains. But let's face it: that's exactly what everyone in that audience expected to do. Nobody knew Kutcher would get up there and deliver a really sober speech. And frankly, by the end of it, most everyone had quieted down and started paying attention--even if they probably still wanted to synchronize yell "TAKE IT OFF!"...they didn't; they listened. I'm impressed by him for damn sure...and I think the audience eventually got it, too.
"People they Might think You less , don't buy it! don't admit it." It Is the greatest message in my life. Just i wanna say thank You Ashton . After i watched this video , i see a difference in my performance . more motivated for work & way of …
I needed to see this speech 11 years ago. Glad I got to today.
The guy was still in Steve Jobs - mode.....
Hahah that's exactly what I thought lol
That was an amazing speech but those screaming girls pissed me the fuck off
I wonder how many of the fans actually understood his message because with all the screaming, it did not sound as if they were listening
I found this when i mostly needed it! thank you!!
What an amazing young fellow?, I love this brief speech. It has a lot of quality to it to ponder over and over. Thanks !
The man preached the truth and the whole setting was so unfitting.
He fell into that Steve Jobs role hard.
The speech was AMAZING , but those teens are just GOSH shut up let him speak GOD !!!!!!
This has to be by Far one of my favorite speeches! I love this soo muchhh really changed my mentality on things
Hey Brandon Meyers! Personally this is one of my favorite speeches I think everyone should know about! That being said, there's lots of people that rely on captioning in videos, and these captions just need a little tiny bit revising. Some things like "Grand Ball" instead of grandpa (0:37) and "build 15 your..." when it's really build one, find your... (4:34)
Again, such an amazing video, everyone should have access to Ashton's amazing message!
"take it off"
I am dead. hahaah
Damn near 30 years old and just learned a lesson from Ashton (chris) Kutcher. Whom i used to perceive as childish..
Damn you irony for making me realize that Iv'e been such a spoiled brat lately.