Your brother, a former priest that has a master's degree in Theology wasted his money and life telling lies. You both should cry hard. Tell him that.
I welcome him here to get a healthy dose of truth any time, any day.
For free. 
And I thought a liberal arts degree was a waste...that trumps it...hhaha
On Shia la Nose. I agree with doing what you want to pursue and stop with the bs excuses...however, reality is...not everyone will be a movie star. Simple math. Or on a major league team. BUT, if you save your money and "invest" in a slew of the right supplements, you can actually compete in many beauty contests wearing a thong. Sure, you didn't make the NFL, but nobody can tell you that the 4th place trophy in class b lightweight division amateurs for Springfield, MA isn't yours! Nobody can ever take that away.
These celebs and their follow your dreams speeches. Sure, it's an easy one to armchair quarterback. Tell that to the guy with no comedic timing trying to be the next Tosh. He's literally wasting his breathe. Or the lady with a 85 iq with a handicap working at Walmart. Yeah, she's got a good shit at making it as a newscaster.