One Piece fans should be eternally grateful to The Goonies star Sean Astin for getting Taz Skylar as their Sanji in One Piece Live Action

Everyone has their own calling in the world that awaits them. People carve their own paths and the battle of fate between fate and free will becomes everlasting. A piece is a world so vast that the opportunity it offers for the growth of the people involved is more than great. The manga, the anime, and even the live-action adaptation have their own group of people who bring these projects to life with Eiichiro Oda at the center.

Taz Skylar to play Sanji in One Piece
Taz Skylar to play Sanji in One Piece | Credit: Netflix

Taz Skylar is one of those people whose lives changed in an instant when they signed up for the A piece live-action project. Since he played the role of Sanji, his reputation has been one to watch. However, there would always be something that inspired even the greatest actors.

A piece Star Taz Skylar was inspired by Sean Astin’s film

During a conversation with the British Independent Film Awards, Taz Skylar spoke candidly about the film that helped him grow as an actor. Everyone has a film that pushes them beyond their limits in a positive way. For the A piece star, it was Sean Astin’s Rudy that changed everything for him.

Sean Astin in Rudy | Credit: TriStar Pictures

You only have to be on the field for ten seconds to make it count.

He talked about how the movie was an impressive masterpiece. Based on the life of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, the movie follows a football player whose only dream was to play for and study at Notre Dame. The entire movie showed his journey and how he was able to actually step onto the field in his senior year when he never had before, despite how ambitious and determined his dream was.

It took him just ten seconds on the field in the dying moments of the game to get his name on the wall, and the effort was worth it in the end, no matter how futile it seemed at times.

You reap what you sow

Rudy became an absolute game-changer for Taz Skylar. Every time he looked back at the film that inspired his acting career, Sean Astin’s film always came to mind. It became a reality, more than anything else, one that he held close to his heart.

Sanji in one piece
Taz Skylar as Sanji in One Piece | Credit: Netflix

The film was a direct story about what it means to give everything for your dreams and passions and get what you deserve in return. Life always goes on and things won’t go your way until you go with the flow. Even if it’s just for a moment, the result is eternal. An Oscar winner’s speech lasts only a few seconds, but the accolade stays with their name forever.

Working hard and building to achieve what you have put your all into requires soul and dedication. Motivation and aspiration can make a dreamer perform even the most unimaginable miracles.

A piece is available to watch on Netflix and Rudy is available to rent on Apple TV.