Robert Rodriguez

Man, I appreciate that.

Man, I appreciate that.

Man, I appreciate that.

It was an experience for sure. I had a really good plan. And it backfired. So I tried to, right away, when it worked in a different way, I wanted to share that experience. I wrote a book called Rebel Without a Crew that really inspired filmmakers.

It was an experience for sure. I had a really good plan. And it backfired. So I tried to, right away, when it worked in a different way, I wanted to share that experience. I wrote a book called Rebel Without a Crew that really inspired filmmakers.

It was an experience for sure. I had a really good plan. And it backfired. So I tried to, right away, when it worked in a different way, I wanted to share that experience. I wrote a book called Rebel Without a Crew that really inspired filmmakers.

Just recently. I couldn't believe it. I hadn't read it since I wrote it. And I had forgotten a lot of the details. And now I can see why it inspired so many people, because it... You know, when you're in your early 20s, six months feels like six years. Right. So when you read it now and go, oh, my God, from inception to making it penniless by myself to Toast of the Town, it's like that.

Just recently. I couldn't believe it. I hadn't read it since I wrote it. And I had forgotten a lot of the details. And now I can see why it inspired so many people, because it... You know, when you're in your early 20s, six months feels like six years. Right. So when you read it now and go, oh, my God, from inception to making it penniless by myself to Toast of the Town, it's like that.

Just recently. I couldn't believe it. I hadn't read it since I wrote it. And I had forgotten a lot of the details. And now I can see why it inspired so many people, because it... You know, when you're in your early 20s, six months feels like six years. Right. So when you read it now and go, oh, my God, from inception to making it penniless by myself to Toast of the Town, it's like that.

It was unbelievable. I couldn't wait to shout from the rooftops to all the other filmmakers like me who thought they couldn't get in how I did it exactly. I wrote a book about it. And I'd read it now and I'd go, oh my God, this is an impossible story. I keep laughing during the audiobook going, okay, what you're reading right now never happened before and it never happened again.

It was unbelievable. I couldn't wait to shout from the rooftops to all the other filmmakers like me who thought they couldn't get in how I did it exactly. I wrote a book about it. And I'd read it now and I'd go, oh my God, this is an impossible story. I keep laughing during the audiobook going, okay, what you're reading right now never happened before and it never happened again.

It was unbelievable. I couldn't wait to shout from the rooftops to all the other filmmakers like me who thought they couldn't get in how I did it exactly. I wrote a book about it. And I'd read it now and I'd go, oh my God, this is an impossible story. I keep laughing during the audiobook going, okay, what you're reading right now never happened before and it never happened again.

It was like lightning in a bottle. And you would see every time I thought something wasn't going my way and I was really bummed about it, within weeks, an upshot beyond. And it really taught you that you just got to follow your instinct. If you have an idea, go. Even if you know no one else has ever done this before. And you'll end up someplace different.

It was like lightning in a bottle. And you would see every time I thought something wasn't going my way and I was really bummed about it, within weeks, an upshot beyond. And it really taught you that you just got to follow your instinct. If you have an idea, go. Even if you know no one else has ever done this before. And you'll end up someplace different.

It was like lightning in a bottle. And you would see every time I thought something wasn't going my way and I was really bummed about it, within weeks, an upshot beyond. And it really taught you that you just got to follow your instinct. If you have an idea, go. Even if you know no one else has ever done this before. And you'll end up someplace different.

I want to ask you about that because I know you end up doing the same thing a lot.

I want to ask you about that because I know you end up doing the same thing a lot.

I want to ask you about that because I know you end up doing the same thing a lot.

Where it's not manifesting so much in that way. You're just kind of following your nose. You're doing something that just sounds ridiculous. Even when I try to tell one of my teachers what I was going to go do that summer, I said, I'm going to go try and make a movie. He goes, oh, yeah? Who's going to be your director of photography? And I said, I didn't want to tell them I'm the whole crew.

Where it's not manifesting so much in that way. You're just kind of following your nose. You're doing something that just sounds ridiculous. Even when I try to tell one of my teachers what I was going to go do that summer, I said, I'm going to go try and make a movie. He goes, oh, yeah? Who's going to be your director of photography? And I said, I didn't want to tell them I'm the whole crew.