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Guest: David Leitch

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273 total appearances

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"David Leitch"

And so, yeah, if you did this, that stairfall I was talking about in Fight Club, I mean, he was probably getting $500 each time on top of his salary.

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"David Leitch"

And so, yeah, if you did this, that stairfall I was talking about in Fight Club, I mean, he was probably getting $500 each time on top of his salary.

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

And so, yeah, if you did this, that stairfall I was talking about in Fight Club, I mean, he was probably getting $500 each time on top of his salary.

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"David Leitch"

It really is, actually. So we've been married 12 years, and it's been amazing. Like, look, we met a little later in life, and that was great. Was she a producer when you met her? Yeah. Is that how you guys met? She worked with Scott Rudin's company, and then she ended up in LA. And she is 100% responsible for me becoming a director. I will give her all the credit.

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"David Leitch"

It really is, actually. So we've been married 12 years, and it's been amazing. Like, look, we met a little later in life, and that was great. Was she a producer when you met her? Yeah. Is that how you guys met? She worked with Scott Rudin's company, and then she ended up in LA. And she is 100% responsible for me becoming a director. I will give her all the credit.

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

It really is, actually. So we've been married 12 years, and it's been amazing. Like, look, we met a little later in life, and that was great. Was she a producer when you met her? Yeah. Is that how you guys met? She worked with Scott Rudin's company, and then she ended up in LA. And she is 100% responsible for me becoming a director. I will give her all the credit.

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"David Leitch"

So she wasn't a manager, but she hip-pocketed Chad and I when she was working at this company called Sierra Affinity, which is a foreign sales company, and she was curating their slate of projects. And she was like, I'm going to get you guys. And Nick Meyer, the guy that owned that company, allowed her to do that. And so she really, you know, taught us how to take meetings and like...

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

So she wasn't a manager, but she hip-pocketed Chad and I when she was working at this company called Sierra Affinity, which is a foreign sales company, and she was curating their slate of projects. And she was like, I'm going to get you guys. And Nick Meyer, the guy that owned that company, allowed her to do that. And so she really, you know, taught us how to take meetings and like...

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

So she wasn't a manager, but she hip-pocketed Chad and I when she was working at this company called Sierra Affinity, which is a foreign sales company, and she was curating their slate of projects. And she was like, I'm going to get you guys. And Nick Meyer, the guy that owned that company, allowed her to do that. And so she really, you know, taught us how to take meetings and like...

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

really was a champion to the agencies about these guys direct action, but they also tell stories. And she was like a big advocate for us. And she ended up finding John Wick. It came through Sierra Affinity's office and she sort of slipped it to Chad and I. And she's like, you guys should meet on second unit and then you should pitch yourselves as directors.

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

really was a champion to the agencies about these guys direct action, but they also tell stories. And she was like a big advocate for us. And she ended up finding John Wick. It came through Sierra Affinity's office and she sort of slipped it to Chad and I. And she's like, you guys should meet on second unit and then you should pitch yourselves as directors.

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

really was a champion to the agencies about these guys direct action, but they also tell stories. And she was like a big advocate for us. And she ended up finding John Wick. It came through Sierra Affinity's office and she sort of slipped it to Chad and I. And she's like, you guys should meet on second unit and then you should pitch yourselves as directors.

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

Yeah, he was incredibly supportive from the beginning. And he is, you're right, he's like a director's actor. Like, he loves the director. And he... We had worked with him for so long on the Matrix sequels.

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

Yeah, he was incredibly supportive from the beginning. And he is, you're right, he's like a director's actor. Like, he loves the director. And he... We had worked with him for so long on the Matrix sequels.

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

Yeah, he was incredibly supportive from the beginning. And he is, you're right, he's like a director's actor. Like, he loves the director. And he... We had worked with him for so long on the Matrix sequels.

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

And we had trained him for those sequences and Chad was actually his- So he was familiar with you guys. Yeah, and he- That's great. And then we had helped with choreography on Man of Tai Chi, something that he directed. And so we were like, we maintained that relationship and friendship. So then when it came up, hey, there's a lot of action in this movie. We'd love to be considered.

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

And we had trained him for those sequences and Chad was actually his- So he was familiar with you guys. Yeah, and he- That's great. And then we had helped with choreography on Man of Tai Chi, something that he directed. And so we were like, we maintained that relationship and friendship. So then when it came up, hey, there's a lot of action in this movie. We'd love to be considered.

SmartLess
"David Leitch"

And we had trained him for those sequences and Chad was actually his- So he was familiar with you guys. Yeah, and he- That's great. And then we had helped with choreography on Man of Tai Chi, something that he directed. And so we were like, we maintained that relationship and friendship. So then when it came up, hey, there's a lot of action in this movie. We'd love to be considered.

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"David Leitch"

And we put together our presentation, our lookbook, our sort of, you know, our character sketches and our arcs. And we pitched it to him. He said, let's go to Lionsgate and tell him you want to do it.

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"David Leitch"

And we put together our presentation, our lookbook, our sort of, you know, our character sketches and our arcs. And we pitched it to him. He said, let's go to Lionsgate and tell him you want to do it.