Jordan Peterson
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investigating that in a way that makes it very accessible to, sufficiently accessible to people so that you can ensure a very wide audience and commercial success and also communicate something. So why don't you bring everybody up to date with regard to what is a woman and am I racist? What level of success, what level of reach did those projects bring?
And what opportunities has that opened up for you on the documentary and film horizon?
And what opportunities has that opened up for you on the documentary and film horizon?
And what opportunities has that opened up for you on the documentary and film horizon?
Yeah, well, that's really cool. I mean, obviously, the first one is by far the most difficult, like the first customer that you have in a new business or your first book sale, anything unlikely. But it's very unlikely that a film ever gets made. And then it's... within the category of films that get made, it's very unlikely that they'll be successful.
Yeah, well, that's really cool. I mean, obviously, the first one is by far the most difficult, like the first customer that you have in a new business or your first book sale, anything unlikely. But it's very unlikely that a film ever gets made. And then it's... within the category of films that get made, it's very unlikely that they'll be successful.
Yeah, well, that's really cool. I mean, obviously, the first one is by far the most difficult, like the first customer that you have in a new business or your first book sale, anything unlikely. But it's very unlikely that a film ever gets made. And then it's... within the category of films that get made, it's very unlikely that they'll be successful.
And I would say that's particularly true for documentary releases theatrically. And it's also really good to hear that, and I think this is a lesson too, in a way, that it's not a zero-sum game, right? You can, because the market, the potential market is so huge, the fact that you did release in theaters, as you said, had a boosting effect in the other theaters
And I would say that's particularly true for documentary releases theatrically. And it's also really good to hear that, and I think this is a lesson too, in a way, that it's not a zero-sum game, right? You can, because the market, the potential market is so huge, the fact that you did release in theaters, as you said, had a boosting effect in the other theaters
And I would say that's particularly true for documentary releases theatrically. And it's also really good to hear that, and I think this is a lesson too, in a way, that it's not a zero-sum game, right? You can, because the market, the potential market is so huge, the fact that you did release in theaters, as you said, had a boosting effect in the other theaters
avenues that you wanted to walk down effectively, right? To bring subscribers, for example, to the Daily Wire and viewers. And so your theatrical release was nothing but additional icing on the cake, eh?
avenues that you wanted to walk down effectively, right? To bring subscribers, for example, to the Daily Wire and viewers. And so your theatrical release was nothing but additional icing on the cake, eh?
avenues that you wanted to walk down effectively, right? To bring subscribers, for example, to the Daily Wire and viewers. And so your theatrical release was nothing but additional icing on the cake, eh?
Well, it's also hard, I think... to bring the proper critical eye or have the proper critical eye brought to your work, say by your friends.
Well, it's also hard, I think... to bring the proper critical eye or have the proper critical eye brought to your work, say by your friends.
Well, it's also hard, I think... to bring the proper critical eye or have the proper critical eye brought to your work, say by your friends.
Like I find that as soon as I'm personally involved with someone, maybe I've solved this in relation to my own work, but as soon as I'm personally involved with someone, if they send me something to evaluate, I find it quite difficult to evaluate it as soon as that personal connection is there, right? Because you lose that necessary distance. So look, you did two movies in a row.
Like I find that as soon as I'm personally involved with someone, maybe I've solved this in relation to my own work, but as soon as I'm personally involved with someone, if they send me something to evaluate, I find it quite difficult to evaluate it as soon as that personal connection is there, right? Because you lose that necessary distance. So look, you did two movies in a row.
Like I find that as soon as I'm personally involved with someone, maybe I've solved this in relation to my own work, but as soon as I'm personally involved with someone, if they send me something to evaluate, I find it quite difficult to evaluate it as soon as that personal connection is there, right? Because you lose that necessary distance. So look, you did two movies in a row.
that did well, and they were similar in quality and format, I would say. They were markedly of the same approach. What role did you play in constructing and supervising the editing and in overseeing the people who were involved to make sure that it stayed on track? Because as you intimated, you don't need very many weak links in the chain before you've got quite the catastrophe on your hands.