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Borneo Post
2 days ago
- Science
- Borneo Post
3D printing: A new horizon for local economy
Dr. Chua Bih Lii In year 2006, the movie 'Mission: Impossible III' featured a 3D printed mask fabricated based on a 3D scan of Phillip Hoffman's character for Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt to wear. The three-dimensional (3D) printing has leapt from science fiction to factory floors and even into our homes during the last decades. This transformative technology has enabled people from students to surgeons, to produce objects with unprecedented ease and customization. From Bones to Buildings: Real-World Wonders One of the most impactful applications of 3D printing is in the medical field. Doctors today use 3D-printed titanium plates and polymer-based splints for complex fractures such as skull and hip, improving recovery and comfort. The field of organ printing is pushing scientific boundaries even further. Researchers have successfully printed human tissues like liver and skin using bio-inks made from living cells experimentally, paving the way for future on-demand organ replacements. In aerospace, companies like General Electric (GE) have been printing fuel nozzles for jet engine that are 25% lighter and five times more durable than conventionally manufactured ones. In space exploration, an American aerospace startup, has successfully launched a rocket made almost entirely from 3D-printed components in 2023, cutting down production time from years to weeks. In the culinary world, 3D-printed food is transforming how meals are made. Machines can now print chocolate, pasta and plant-based meats. In Bristol, scientists have developed 3D-printed meals with customized textures and nutrition for patients with dysphagia, a medical condition that makes swallowing difficult. On the larger scale, construction firms in the Netherlands, China and Dubai have completed full-scale buildings using giant 3D concrete printers. This technology offers potential solutions to housing shortages by reducing labour and material costs significantly. Accessible Technology for All The widespread availability of 3D printers today is largely thanks to the expiration of two major patents: fused deposition modeling (FDM) and stereolithography apparatus (SLA). These advancements have driven down the cost of printers and opened the doors to schools, universities and hobbyists. Technically known as 'additive manufacturing', 3D printing works by adding material layer by layer to build a 3D object directly from a digital file. This stands in contrast to traditional subtractive and formative manufacturing, which relies on cutting, drilling, molding and forging materials into shape. There are seven distinct additive manufacturing processes defined by the ISO standard. FDM is the most affordable form of 3D printing. It works by melting a thermoplastic filament and extruding it through a heated nozzle. The printer lays down the material layer by layer on a build platform, where it cools and solidifies. Meanwhile, SLA uses a laser or ultraviolet (UV) light to cure liquid resin at high precision and result in smooth finishes, making them ideal for dental models, jewellery and intricate figurines. The future of 3D printing lies beyond basic plastic. High-performance materials such as PEKK, ULTEM, ceramics, metal powders and carbon-fiber composites are now being used for functional industrial parts, from aerospace components to surgical tools. These materials opening new frontiers in engineering by offering greater strength, heat resistance, and biocompatibility. Advantages of 3D Printing Common 3D printers based on FDM and SLA. Unlike conventional manufacturing, which often wastes materials through cutting and shaping, 3D printing uses only the amount of material needed. Additionally, it allows manufacturing on demand, eliminating the need for large inventories or overseas shipping. This has enabled many home business startups during the Covid-19. From the perspective of engineering, the design freedom given by the 3D printing is unmatched. Complex geometries and custom features designed by engineers can be printed directly without special tools or molds. Malaysia's Growing 3D Printing Economy 3D printed model of working jet engine and building. In Malaysia, innovative individuals and startups are already turning 3D printing into profitable ventures. For instance, a Penang-based entrepreneur produces custom-fit insoles and orthotics using foot scans and 3D printers. In Kuala Lumpur, a company creates architectural models for developers. Besides, a company in Selangor designs and prints 3D implants for hospitals. Several companies offer design and printing services for production jigs, inspection fixtures, and prototypes. Meanwhile, small home-bound businesses offer personalized 3D-printed home decors and gifts, such as designers' lamps, photo frames, nameplates and toys, through online platforms. Can Sabah Benefits from the 3D Printing Revolution? Sabah's economy traditionally relies on tourism, agriculture, oil and gas, and manufacturing. The 3D printing can help to complement the existing economic sector by providing diversified options and modernization of the local industry. Entrepreneurs can make products with local motifs. Tourists may soon bring home personalized souvenirs with native designs, unique pots and sculptures using sustainable plastic. Moving forward, it can be marketed worldwide via online platforms. Local artisans and film studios can make fantastical art pieces and iconic mask using 3D printing technology to support the creative industry, just like Marvel did for Black Panther, Deadpool and Iron Man. Local workshops can reproduce rare or discontinued machine parts for factories and plantations. The development of 3D printing industry in Sabah will help to support the regional needs of critical components. For example, Shell Jurong Island, a dedicated chemical manufacturing facility in Singapore is able to replace their critical heat exchanger parts by engaging 3D metal printing technology that delivers within two weeks manufacturing lead time. Besides, 3D printed molds, jigs and fixtures can support the needs of local manufacturers. Engineers can innovate new tools, components and customized machines for agricultural industries, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Several examples include 3D printed fruit pluckers, impellers and small machineries. Talents for the Transformation To drive this digital transformation, we need a new generation of entrepreneurs and problem-solvers who can creatively apply 3D printing. They will spearhead Malaysia's future innovations. Equally vital are 3D part designers, who must be adept in computer-aided design (CAD), finite element simulation, and structural optimization. They, with mechanical engineering background, will translate ideas and concepts into printable reality. Design strategies and production planning are needed for large quantity and quality production. Material engineers play a key role in developing and refining printable materials that meet various industrial standards, in term of strength, safety, or sustainability. Finally, mechanical and manufacturing engineers are needed to integrate 3D printing innovations into traditional production lines for improving quality control, efficiency and productivity. They are responsible from material selections to the in-house 3D printed product qualification to ensure the printed components are suitable. Conclusion With internet access and open-source platforms, all parts of Malaysia shall be able to participate in the global digital manufacturing movement. By embracing 3D printing, states like Sabah can bridge the technological divide with industrial states and create a uniquely local version of Industry 4.0. Ir. Dr. Chua Bih Lii is a senior lecturer at Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. He is also Sabah Branch Chairman of Technological Association Malaysia
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tom Cruise Has A Message For The Fans About The Last ‘30 Years' Mission: Impossible As The Final Reckoning Delights Audiences In Theaters
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Fate has always been kind to Ethan Hunt, even in his darkest hour. As the 2025 movie schedule sees Tom Cruise's action mainstay choosing to accept one final mission, the end of an era has arrived. And as we honor Mission: Impossible 8 truly marking the finale, Cruise himself has highlighted the event through a heartfelt social media tribute to all who took part in, and admired, the Paramount franchise. Taking advantage of Instagram's image-friendly platform, the iconic action performer shared an impressive collection of Mission: Impossible photos. He showcased every director that's taken part in this journey, as well as a bunch of shots dealing with action and friendship on set. He also tipped with this tipped his hat to those who had a hand along the way: Over 30 years ago, I began the journey of producing my first film, Mission: Impossible. Since then, these eight films have taken me on the adventure of a lifetime. To the incredible directors, actors, artists, and crews across the globe that have helped bring these stories to life, I thank you. It has been a privilege to work alongside you all. I still find it hard to believe that Mission: Impossible's 1996 release is almost celebrating 30 years of fuse lighting. Maybe it's because of the 60+ year history of James Bond movies embedded in my mind, or perhaps it's one of those times where someone could swear that the '90s were just a decade ago, but it's incredible to be sitting at this point in history. That's even with the bittersweet acknowledgement of how the late great Phillip Seymour Hoffman is no longer with us, after seeing that beautifully goofy shot of his role in Mission: Impossible III. Paramount Plus: from $7.99 a month/$79.99 a yearStarting as little as $7.99 a month with ads, or $12.99 a month with the Showtime-inclusive/ad-free Premium plan, a Paramount+ subscription isn't hard to accept. Home to all seven Mission: Impossible films, as well as every season of the original TV series, there are plenty of impossible feats to observe in the streaming realm. And once you've caught up, you can also enjoy original programming like MobLand, The Agency, and several spinoffs from Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone Deal As I pointed out in our Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning review, that sort of reverence is also present in director Christopher McQuarrie's current box office hit. Short of watching all of the prior films with a Paramount+ subscription, this is one of the best sequels to use as an introductory point to new fans. The same goes for fans who may have forgotten Dead Reckoning's plot, as this Memorial Day blockbuster can even assist those who've been running with the IMF since day one. No matter how long you've been watching Mission: Impossible, this next message from Tom Cruise is for you: Most importantly, I want to thank the audience, for whom it is our great pleasure to create these films, and for whom we all serve. We're thrilled to share The Final Reckoning with you. Our time with Tom Cruise's variant of Mission: Impossible is over, or at least it should be after The Final Reckoning's definitive ending. With memories like the ones recalled above, and the insane stunts and twists that came as a result, who could really be sad though? If you want to pay your own respects to the adventures of Ethan Hunt, you can see the final Mission: Impossible movie as it currently reckons its way through a theater near you.
Perth Now
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Simon Pegg insists Tom Cruise's stunts are not 'reckless'
Simon Pegg has insisted Tom Cruise is never "reckless" when it comes to his movie stunts. The pair have teamed up onscreen again for their latest action blockbuster 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' which features Cruise carrying out more of his famously death-defying stunts on camera - but Pegg is adamant his pal never pushes himself too far and is "never afraid" but he's "calculated" and has "trained really hard". He told The Hollywood Reporter: "I've never seen him afraid. I've seen him nervous, I've seen him apprehensive and I've seen him in high concentration mode. But I don't think he gets afraid. "I don't think he lets himself get afraid. He's not reckless. He knows the parameters of what he's doing. He knows the risks involved. He's calculated them, and he's trained really hard. So he gets nervous like you would, but I've never seen him afraid." Pegg went on to insist he believes the eighth film in the 'Mission: Impossible' really does spell the end of their onscreen adventures together. He added: "I feel like The Final Reckoning is a really satisfying culmination of these films. It feels like an end to me. It wraps up so much of what's gone before. "[Director Christopher McQuarrie] McQ expertly went into the past and looked at the preceding movies, and he saw how he could find an origin for the Entity - and how [Cruise's character] Ethan's refusal to ever sacrifice anything would impact the events that have led to this. "So that all wraps up in this film, and for me, it does feel like an end." Pegg has played I.M.F (Impossible Mission Force) technician Benji Dunn in the action franchise since 2006's 'Mission: Impossible III', and he recently admitted it is "strange" to see the franchise be sunsetted with 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning'. Speaking with Collider, Pegg said: "It's strange. It's bittersweet, is the best way I can describe it. "It's been such a ride. It's been such an amazing experience. I feel grateful, and I feel sad, and I'm excited for people to see this movie. I mean, what an incredible wrapping up." The 'Hot Fuzz' star added director Christopher McQuarrie - who has helmed the series from 2015's 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation' - "has done such an incredible job" of building on what has come before, and crafting the story of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise). Pegg continued: "[McQuarrie] has done such an incredible job embracing everything that's gone before and pulling it into this movie as a kind of culmination of all Ethan's choices. "I don't think there could be a better way to go out." Reflecting on his favourite moments from the series, Pegg revealed he never thought he would be involved in so many major action sequences in the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise. He said: "I drove a speedboat up the River Seine, which was so much fun. They basically closed the River Seine for me. "There's a lot of aqua. In fact, it's all water-related. I drove a water taxi through Venice, and I rescued, or rather retrieved, Sean Harris from a submerged armored car wearing a rebreather, which is different to scuba. "So, every day on 'Mission' is like that. Bombing through Casablanca in a battered BMW, being up there on the mountain watching Tom do that stunt where he jumped off a cliff. I mean, it's one of those jobs."
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Benji has grown as a person and agent: Simon Pegg on his 'Mission: Impossible' journey
British star says he has nothing but gratitude for being a part of a blockbuster franchise like " " for 20 years. Pegg has appeared in six "Mission Impossible" movies so far since 2006's "Mission: Impossible III". Tired of too many ads? go ad free now His character of had an interesting journey in the world of MI where he started as an technician at the Impossible Task Force (IMF), providing crucial technical support to Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt. Over the years, Benji transitioned into a field agent role, actively participating in high-stakes operations alongside Hunt in movies like "Ghost Protocol" (2011), "Rogue Nation" (2015), "Fallout" (2018), "Dead Reckoning" (2023) and " ", which released in India on May 17. "It's been such an amazing 20 years. I filmed my first scene for 'Mission Impossible' 20 years ago... I know it makes me feel old because I am. But I think about the journey from Benji in 'Mission: Impossible III' to Benji in 'The Final Reckoning'. "If you put those two characters together, you get two completely different people. That is because he's grown as a person and as an agent," Pegg told PTI in a virtual interview. While the character has definitely evolved, there has also been a personal evolution in him, Pegg noted. "I have (grown) as well, just getting to be part of these films and see how they're made and meeting people that have changed my life, so I feel very grateful," he added. "The Final Reckoning", the eighth and presumably the final instalment, sees Hunt racing against time to stop a rogue AI known as "The Entity" from gaining total control over the world's digital infrastructure and starting a nuclear war among the nations. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now It is a direct sequel to 2023's "Dead Reckoning". Actor , who reprises her role of assassin Paris in "The Final Reckoning", said a franchise like "Mission: Impossible" is physically demanding but she liked the challenge. "The best thing in this franchise is that I get to do everything myself, all the fighting myself, and we have the time to really push ourselves, train and work in detail and get the best physical performance ever. So I feel really grateful for that," the actor, best known for playing Mantis in many Marvel movies, said. Klementieff said the cast was well-supported by an impeccable crew of stunt people. "So many memories, bruises, being sore and all of that, but it's part of the fun too. And we got to shoot some amazing fights together too. So that was cool," Klemntieff said. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, "The Final Reckoning" also features Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Ving Rhames, and Angela Bassett. It is presented by Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions. Man Up Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Simon Pegg, Lake Bell Movie HD
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Simon Pegg: mission accomplished
When Simon Pegg landed the role of Benji Dunn in Mission: Impossible III, he wasn't entirely convinced that his casting — as a convivial British agent and a lovable gadget dealer for Tom Cruise — would go the distance. 'It's been 20 years since I first went onto set and it's been a long road,' Pegg reflects over coffee on a rainy April morning in Soho. 'I didn't really think this role was anything major when I did it. I thought it was a bit of stunt casting off the back of Shaun of the Dead, but here we are.' Here we are indeed. The job was Pegg's first taste of Tinseltown and marked the start of a journey that would see him chalk up the kinds of jobs that — as he told Lauren Laverne on Desert Island Discs — his childhood self would look at with 'utter amazement'. Spielberg regular? Check. A fan-favourite turn as Scotty in JJ Abrams's celebrated Star Trek movies? Check. And a small cameo in Star Wars? You've guessed it… But it is Mission: Impossible that marks the longest and certainly one of the most significant roles of Pegg's career. Back in 2005, it was the first indication that this affable everyman from Shaun of the Dead was suddenly a big deal. Twenty years later, he has grown to become a major part of the franchise as Tom Cruise's right-hand man on screen and as his friend off it. Cruise, for instance, christened him 'Eight-Pack Peggles' after he showed off a ripped body transformation in 2019. But as far as Mission: Impossible is concerned, there's the palpable sense that all good things must come to an end. The latest instalment hits our screens at the end of May, and a sub-title like Final Reckoning doesn't seem particularly open-ended. Similarly, you'd imagine that its gut-busting runtime of nearly three hours could tie up some loose ends pretty definitively. So, is it really the end? 'It's been five years working on these films [including 2023's Dead Reckoning] because of Covid and strikes, so it was a long shoot, probably longer than Lord of the Rings, actually,' comes Pegg's diplomatic answer. 'But it's been such a journey and, you know, the question of whether it's the end or not requires quite a binary answer that would require spoilers, so…' That's us told, then. The film's secrets remain firmly under wraps and — in their ability to keep secrets while under duress at least — it seems that Benji and Pegg have a hell of a lot in common. 'I remember walking onto this prestigious soundstage on a prestigious lot for my first day and it was pretty overwhelming,' Pegg adds of his first day on the set of Mission: Impossible in November 2005. 'The scope, the size and even the method of how the film was made was different from how me and Edgar [Wright] had worked together. I've obviously grown accustomed since, but it's a different beast.' 'The thing I relish the most is being at home. I really love living in the countryside' A different beast it certainly is. When Pegg first went to Hollywood, it felt like a victory for this down-to-earth Brit. Part of Shaun of the Dead's appeal was that it dared to ask what a classic Zombie epic would look like if it was set in Britain and our biggest hope was a lovable and entirely relatable loser who sold tellies for a living. In many ways, Pegg's successes felt like those of your best mate. Even though he's now a bonafide Hollywood star in his own right, Pegg lives an ordinary life with his wife and daughter in Hertfordshire. In the best way possible, there's always been the feeling that as far as Hollywood is concerned, Pegg has been an outsider looking in — with such detachment lending him a healthy dose of perspective. 'Hollywood is as much a kind of concept as it is a place, you know. I've only ever made maybe three or four films there, and you don't need to live in Hollywood to work there,' he says. 'All my family is here, and I wouldn't want to uproot them. We've spent periods of time renting a house there and my daughter was born there.' Pegg is also by his own admission a 'homebody'. Take a look at Pegg's Instagram stories on any given Saturday and you'll probably find him walking his miniature schnauzers down a country lane. 'The thing I relish the most is being at home, and the familiarity of dog walks on a Saturday is nice. I really love living in the countryside. It's quiet, it's beautiful and it's normal.' And it lends itself to a sense of anonymity unattainable for many A-listers? 'One hundred per cent,' he affirms. 'I used to live in Crouch End before we moved here, and I was basically living on the set of Shaun of the Dead. Everybody was really nice, and I never suffered any hassle, but I felt visible, and I couldn't really go into any shop or a restaurant without the feeling I was being constantly looked at, and that of course is a residual effect of doing a job which puts you in the public eye, and you have to be prepared for that. But you can also mitigate that if it gets a bit overwhelming, and going out to live on a road where no one else lives was a pretty good way of doing it.' Even if domestic bliss and dog poop is perhaps a million miles away from a film set, Pegg says the Mission: Impossible films have acted — as you'd reasonably expect after his 20-year stint — as markers of his life. 'It's hilarious when you watch Ghost Protocol [2011] because I'd really started training and getting into the whole process that is required when you do one of these films and you happen to feature in the film for more than two scenes. And there's an edit where I lose 20 pounds from when we were shooting in Prague to when we were in Vancouver, and you see my face become all cheekbones!' He adds: 'When I look back at that time, Ghost Protocol was just after I got sober, and it felt like a genuine sort of therapeutical experience for me, and it helped me to get myself centred again, and it was a very happy experience.' Pegg, who has been sober since a spell in rehab 15 years ago, puts it bluntly: 'I think I got back from Comic Con and woke up in The Priory,' he says. 'It was like 'OK, we need to get serious now,' because I realised that I was just coping with emotional problems by using alcohol. I was using it as an anaesthetic when all I really needed to do is just get help. So that's what I did.' He has previously been vocal about his belief that he may have died if he hadn't sought help, and has now marked 15 years of sobriety. 'You know, the universe just starts to give back in such a way once you cut anything toxic out of your life,' he reflects. 'It's amazing how things turn around and you realise how much you were sabotaging yourself, and it's been a huge part of my personal growth in the last 15 years.' It helped too, he adds, that his now 15-year-old daughter was born shortly before he got sober. 'Having a kid really helps you because it puts another heart beating in the world that belongs to you. That's been everything and having Tilly was just a life-changing event for me. As soon as I got out of the weeds of that, the emotional quicksand I was in, it gave me a real anchor to pull myself out,' he says. While Mission: Impossible has occupied a massive part in Pegg's life, there's a sense of restless creativity that emerges in our chat too. He might be sitting on a small fortune from potential Comic Conventions in the extremely unlikely event that his career did go south, but he's now ready to draw a line under appearing in franchises. 'I would think very carefully about another franchise at this point in my career, particularly now in the way that franchises are made,' he explains. 'You know how it is. There's a film and then you have to go in another film which is related to that film. The idea of joining some sort of cinematic universe is not something I really want to do at all.' Go on… 'I don't wanna play a fucking superhero. I feel like I'm too old anyway, and all that stuff to me just feels a little bit juvenile. I spent the first half of my career just making all my childhood dreams come true, but I've done that now. I'd happily make another Star Trek movie if that came up because I love those people, but I don't find my own interests to align with those kinds of things anymore. The things I liked when I was younger, you know?' Instead, he tells me that he's bought the screen rights to a popular book that he wants to direct and was meant to meet an actor who could lead the project today, before they came down with Covid. 'I'd like to do more dramatic stuff as well,' he adds at a separate point in our chat. 'I never really planned on comedy as a career when I was at college. I wanted to work at the RSC and then I got into comedy at university as a way of earning money as a performer because I didn't have an agent when I graduated. Comedy was something I enjoyed and could do, but I always feel like a bit of a fraud when I see myself referred to as a comedian because I haven't been a comedian for 30 years. I just want to do interesting stuff, good script and work with great directors. There's a play I'm looking at too that could be quite fun. There now seems to be this sort of odd preconception that it's every actor's ambition to be in a franchise, you know, and it's not the case at all.' 'I was just coping with emotional problems by using alcohol. I was using it as an anaesthetic' That desire to try new things extends to the Cornetto Trilogy too. Fans may clamour for a sequel to Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, but Pegg has previously been steadfast in his belief that new stories are far more worth pursuing than the cosy familiarity of those films making a return. He's still sticking to his guns, but there could yet be a new film from the team that made those classics. 'We [Pegg and Edgar Wright] are constantly talking about it, or rather we're constantly talking about thinking about it. He came over to mine and stayed for a few nights last year and we talked, but really, we just caught up because we see each other where we can but not often. I think we're keen to do something different,' he says. 'I think we're keen to not just do another genre take, and we both suggested we need to give people what they might not expect from us. Look at the Coen Brothers and look at the incredible spectrum of mood and genre they've covered in their movies. It's incredible to think that the guys who made Raising Arizona also made Blood Simple and Miller's Crossing. So maybe we'll do a drama. We both love our comedy, and we were also talking about trying to make a film which has the maturity of The World's End, the joke count of Hot Fuzz and the impact of Shaun of the Dead. But we're just trying to find the time too. Edgar is editing The Running Man, and Nick [Frost] has just landed the role of Hagrid in Harry Potter, so that's him for the next eight years!' Would a film like Shaun of the Dead break through in 2025? 'I don't know. It's not that small films don't get made because look at the success of films like Anora, but it's a question of whether they will go straight onto a streamer or they'll get a theatrical exhibition, and I do worry that smaller, less spectacular films aren't going to get a long life,' he stresses. 'Part of the cinematic experience is not just about seeing a film on the big screen; it's about seeing it with a group of people you don't know and having this sense of community, like a tribe. That's what we're losing and that's what I'm worried about losing when you look at the decline in theatrical cinema. Covid taught us that it's possible to enjoy movies at home and that's fine, but when I was a kid, you'd have to wait years for films to get a TV release, and now there's this window of maybe three months between the two. It's insane.' He points out the cost of cinema trips for a family but adds: 'It is down to people actually making the effort to go to the movies and enjoy that experience. But the trouble is, as human beings, we like to take the path of least resistance…' Be that as it may, Pegg has become a bonafide part of British cultural shorthand. I tell him how I slashed my hand open on a broken plate earlier this year and the only consoling thing about it was that I was asked 'Hello, Nicholas, how's the hand?' — the classic line from Hot Fuzz. Then there's the fact that 'Let's go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this all to blow over' from Shaun of the Dead is wheeled out by the masses at the slightest hint of a national crisis. The point is that a nation of Cornetto lovers will be there to watch whatever Pegg does next. 'I think about when I was 16 or 17 and there were big cult movies that we all really loved. The idea that Shaun might be like that for some people, well, it doesn't get better than that, you know,' he concludes. 'That's better than any award or box-office taking and the absolute pinnacle of achievement.'
