Shia LeBeouf's frightening motivational speech is just the latest piece of performance art from the actor who once walked a red carpet with a paper bag over his head.
The clip, which has already amassed more than 3 million views since it was posted to YouTube last week, is part of a collaboration with
London’s Central Saint Martins, according to the New York Daily News. LaBeouf's video is reportedly part of a series called #INTRODUCTIONS, directed by fine arts students there.
LaBeouf's full feature is nearly 30 minutes long and includes parts in which the 28-year-old "Transformers" actor is screaming, pacing, and clenching his fist.
“Don't let your dreams be dreams,” LeBeouf shouts at one point. “Yesterday, you said tomorrow. So just do it. Make your dreams come true. Just do it.”
Each of the series monologues are filmed in front of a green screen so the backgrounds can be changed, which meant it didn't take very long for the Internet to place LaBeouf in a TED Talk or infomercials.
LeBeouf's bizarre behavior has made headlines since 2013, when he was accused of plagiarizing his short film "HowardCantour.com."
Following the news of the stolen idea, LeBeouf took to Twitter where he posted several plagiarized apologies, apparently in an effort to poke fun at the situation. He then announced he was quitting “public life.”
Two months later, LeBeouf appeared on the red carpet at the Berlin Film Festival wearing a brown paper bag over his head with the words “I am not famous anymore” written on it.
In June of 2014, the actor was seeing crying after police arrested him for smoking cigarettes and yelling obscenities during a Broadway production of “Cabaret.”
This year, LeBeouf was featured in Sia’s “Elastic Heart” music video where he and "Dance Moms" star Maddie Ziegler duked it out in a dance battle.
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