Ad of the Day: Scorsese Narrates Apple's Oscars Spot About Not Just Dreaming but Doing

'If you're dreaming, you're sleeping'

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Apple scored Hollywood royalty in the form of Martin Scorsese for its latest iPad commercial, which got prime placement on Sunday night's Academy Awards—with the legendary director narrating the 60-second spot.

The ad manages to be inspirational—by, oddly enough, valuing hard work over inspiration. Scorsese's words actually come from his commencement speech to the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Class of 2014.

"I'm not talking about 'following your dream,' " he says. "I never like the inspirational value of that phrase.

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