Josh Waitzkin

And so like I, I moved from self-expression to self-consciousness to being locked up. And then, you know, And I didn't ask for it. I didn't decide I want to have a movie. This thing was done. It was ultimately, I mean, I'm grateful for it. From my perspective now, the existential crisis that happened was awesome for me.

It forced me to become more complicated as a human and integrate a sense of consciousness into my relationship to something. So my perspective on it now is that it was a beautiful journey. It made me grapple with a lot of shit. I didn't become reliant on a flower garden in order to have a deep relationship to an art. But at the time, I was very conflicted about it.

It forced me to become more complicated as a human and integrate a sense of consciousness into my relationship to something. So my perspective on it now is that it was a beautiful journey. It made me grapple with a lot of shit. I didn't become reliant on a flower garden in order to have a deep relationship to an art. But at the time, I was very conflicted about it.

It forced me to become more complicated as a human and integrate a sense of consciousness into my relationship to something. So my perspective on it now is that it was a beautiful journey. It made me grapple with a lot of shit. I didn't become reliant on a flower garden in order to have a deep relationship to an art. But at the time, I was very conflicted about it.

And then when I graduated high school, I took off and left the US for a couple of years, lived in Slovenia with my girlfriend at the time to get away from the spotlight, to get away from the media, get away from all the shit that was connected to the movie. And that was when I started studying East Asian philosophy and meditating and started reading Jack Kerouac and existentialist literature and

And then when I graduated high school, I took off and left the US for a couple of years, lived in Slovenia with my girlfriend at the time to get away from the spotlight, to get away from the media, get away from all the shit that was connected to the movie. And that was when I started studying East Asian philosophy and meditating and started reading Jack Kerouac and existentialist literature and

And then when I graduated high school, I took off and left the US for a couple of years, lived in Slovenia with my girlfriend at the time to get away from the spotlight, to get away from the media, get away from all the shit that was connected to the movie. And that was when I started studying East Asian philosophy and meditating and started reading Jack Kerouac and existentialist literature and

Trying to figure myself out, figure the world out, figure out how I related to these things in some empty space.

Trying to figure myself out, figure the world out, figure out how I related to these things in some empty space.

Trying to figure myself out, figure the world out, figure out how I related to these things in some empty space.

And they think they know you very intimately. Which is weird. But they don't. Same with you. You're so public, right? Probably most people think they know who you are and what you think.

And they think they know you very intimately. Which is weird. But they don't. Same with you. You're so public, right? Probably most people think they know who you are and what you think.

And they think they know you very intimately. Which is weird. But they don't. Same with you. You're so public, right? Probably most people think they know who you are and what you think.

That's fake. And also when you're a teenager, you're susceptible to all of the temptations.

That's fake. And also when you're a teenager, you're susceptible to all of the temptations.

That's fake. And also when you're a teenager, you're susceptible to all of the temptations.

I mean, suddenly you've got groupies everywhere, and that's awesome. And it's a lot of fun. But it's not necessarily consistent with sitting for six hours at a time in competition playing chess. No. It's probably destructive to it, right? Quite destructive. Yeah. Which is interesting.

I mean, suddenly you've got groupies everywhere, and that's awesome. And it's a lot of fun. But it's not necessarily consistent with sitting for six hours at a time in competition playing chess. No. It's probably destructive to it, right? Quite destructive. Yeah. Which is interesting.

I mean, suddenly you've got groupies everywhere, and that's awesome. And it's a lot of fun. But it's not necessarily consistent with sitting for six hours at a time in competition playing chess. No. It's probably destructive to it, right? Quite destructive. Yeah. Which is interesting.

Yeah.