Robert Rodriguez

I'm sure you probably feel like you're not an orator or anything. You just have to go do it. I thought, well, man, I'm going to have to introduce my film and talk about it afterwards. I'm afraid of that. What am I going to do? I don't, I've never talked in front of more than five people before. So I went to see this other movie and it was good. And I was watching.

And then the director comes up at the end and goes, yeah, well, that was my movie. And, um, you know, uh, you know, here's the writer. And it's like, oh man, I don't like the movie anymore. This guy's kind of a dick. So I cannot do that. I'm going to have to go be who they imagined made that movie. So I wrote out my whole intro.

And then the director comes up at the end and goes, yeah, well, that was my movie. And, um, you know, uh, you know, here's the writer. And it's like, oh man, I don't like the movie anymore. This guy's kind of a dick. So I cannot do that. I'm going to have to go be who they imagined made that movie. So I wrote out my whole intro.

And then the director comes up at the end and goes, yeah, well, that was my movie. And, um, you know, uh, you know, here's the writer. And it's like, oh man, I don't like the movie anymore. This guy's kind of a dick. So I cannot do that. I'm going to have to go be who they imagined made that movie. So I wrote out my whole intro.

It was like a 20 minute intro because no one had ever heard of anybody making a movie for no money, much less without a crew, much less, you know, the way I did it was just very new. Nobody knew it was possible. So my whole intro is like, you'll see the Columbia logo slapped in front. It's probably cost more than the whole movie.

It was like a 20 minute intro because no one had ever heard of anybody making a movie for no money, much less without a crew, much less, you know, the way I did it was just very new. Nobody knew it was possible. So my whole intro is like, you'll see the Columbia logo slapped in front. It's probably cost more than the whole movie.

It was like a 20 minute intro because no one had ever heard of anybody making a movie for no money, much less without a crew, much less, you know, the way I did it was just very new. Nobody knew it was possible. So my whole intro is like, you'll see the Columbia logo slapped in front. It's probably cost more than the whole movie.

And then I go through, this is how I made it with a wheelchair for a dolly, a turtle, you know, I wrote around things I had. I mentioned the turtle, the pit bull, the bus, the ranch, all that stuff, right? So then when they see the movie, In fact, I think my wife was in the audience. She said, at Sundance, people were laughing so much at your intro. They just wanted to hear a story like this.

And then I go through, this is how I made it with a wheelchair for a dolly, a turtle, you know, I wrote around things I had. I mentioned the turtle, the pit bull, the bus, the ranch, all that stuff, right? So then when they see the movie, In fact, I think my wife was in the audience. She said, at Sundance, people were laughing so much at your intro. They just wanted to hear a story like this.

And then I go through, this is how I made it with a wheelchair for a dolly, a turtle, you know, I wrote around things I had. I mentioned the turtle, the pit bull, the bus, the ranch, all that stuff, right? So then when they see the movie, In fact, I think my wife was in the audience. She said, at Sundance, people were laughing so much at your intro. They just wanted to hear a story like this.

So badly. I heard someone next to me say, I'm going to vote for his movie. They hadn't even seen the movie yet. Just because the story was so good. They wanted that movie to be great. And when they see the turtle, Big cheers. When they see the pit bull, big cheers. When they see the school bus, cheers.

So badly. I heard someone next to me say, I'm going to vote for his movie. They hadn't even seen the movie yet. Just because the story was so good. They wanted that movie to be great. And when they see the turtle, Big cheers. When they see the pit bull, big cheers. When they see the school bus, cheers.

So badly. I heard someone next to me say, I'm going to vote for his movie. They hadn't even seen the movie yet. Just because the story was so good. They wanted that movie to be great. And when they see the turtle, Big cheers. When they see the pit bull, big cheers. When they see the school bus, cheers.

But then when they see how we use it and he slams into it and falls in it, they freaking lose their minds because they know how I put it together. They know that the rubber bands and the popsicle sticks, I already set it up. And so that's why that audience, I just hate the reaction. They're so with it. the context is so key.

But then when they see how we use it and he slams into it and falls in it, they freaking lose their minds because they know how I put it together. They know that the rubber bands and the popsicle sticks, I already set it up. And so that's why that audience, I just hate the reaction. They're so with it. the context is so key.

But then when they see how we use it and he slams into it and falls in it, they freaking lose their minds because they know how I put it together. They know that the rubber bands and the popsicle sticks, I already set it up. And so that's why that audience, I just hate the reaction. They're so with it. the context is so key.

Like, you can watch Mariachi and go, hey, yeah, this looks like a $7,000 movie. But if you know the story behind it, suddenly, I was curious. I hadn't seen it in a long time. I was watching it for the 20th anniversary. We did a screening and the first few shots come up and I'm like, oh yeah, well, it looks like a $7,000 movie.

Like, you can watch Mariachi and go, hey, yeah, this looks like a $7,000 movie. But if you know the story behind it, suddenly, I was curious. I hadn't seen it in a long time. I was watching it for the 20th anniversary. We did a screening and the first few shots come up and I'm like, oh yeah, well, it looks like a $7,000 movie.

Like, you can watch Mariachi and go, hey, yeah, this looks like a $7,000 movie. But if you know the story behind it, suddenly, I was curious. I hadn't seen it in a long time. I was watching it for the 20th anniversary. We did a screening and the first few shots come up and I'm like, oh yeah, well, it looks like a $7,000 movie.

And then it keeps going and it's in the... Once we're in the jail cell and the shooting's happening and I realized, oh my God, we had these blanks that only fired one shot and it would jam. So I had to... show it going, use the sound effect, cut to the other guy, cut back, have another one go. I had to have to do these editing tricks to make it look like, and then repeat a few frames.