Robert Rodriguez

And the old days make it for less than $7,000, which I think we're like $5,000. Um, mainly because we had a lot of actors I wanted to pay. Um, but the movie itself can make it for nothing. Um, But I brought my son aboard as my number one, who hadn't been working with me in a while. I mean, he wrote Sharkboy and Lavagirl when he was seven, but then he hadn't really been working on my crew.

So he didn't know how to operate the sound equipment, the separate sound system and all that. I didn't show him until the day of filming because I knew we were documenting it and it would make a better tutorial. So by getting them working on the movies together, they came to me super excited by the end of the day. I thought for sure, oh, they're going to hate this.

So he didn't know how to operate the sound equipment, the separate sound system and all that. I didn't show him until the day of filming because I knew we were documenting it and it would make a better tutorial. So by getting them working on the movies together, they came to me super excited by the end of the day. I thought for sure, oh, they're going to hate this.

So he didn't know how to operate the sound equipment, the separate sound system and all that. I didn't show him until the day of filming because I knew we were documenting it and it would make a better tutorial. So by getting them working on the movies together, they came to me super excited by the end of the day. I thought for sure, oh, they're going to hate this.

Even though it's only two weeks, they've got other interests. They don't want to be filmmakers. I thought they were going to be like, all right, I'm out of here after one day. But instead he came to me and his brother who acted in it. And he went, dad, the actor didn't show up after the first day. The location didn't match the script at all. We asked you how we were going to solve the problems.

Even though it's only two weeks, they've got other interests. They don't want to be filmmakers. I thought they were going to be like, all right, I'm out of here after one day. But instead he came to me and his brother who acted in it. And he went, dad, the actor didn't show up after the first day. The location didn't match the script at all. We asked you how we were going to solve the problems.

Even though it's only two weeks, they've got other interests. They don't want to be filmmakers. I thought they were going to be like, all right, I'm out of here after one day. But instead he came to me and his brother who acted in it. And he went, dad, the actor didn't show up after the first day. The location didn't match the script at all. We asked you how we were going to solve the problems.

And you're like, I don't know, figure it out. We thought dad stumped for once. Is he stumped finally? But then by the end of the day, his eyes were all wide open. we figured it out. They went, oh, they don't realize this is the creative process. Every day is like that. And in life too.

And you're like, I don't know, figure it out. We thought dad stumped for once. Is he stumped finally? But then by the end of the day, his eyes were all wide open. we figured it out. They went, oh, they don't realize this is the creative process. Every day is like that. And in life too.

And you're like, I don't know, figure it out. We thought dad stumped for once. Is he stumped finally? But then by the end of the day, his eyes were all wide open. we figured it out. They went, oh, they don't realize this is the creative process. Every day is like that. And in life too.

Every day, you don't know your machine's going to not work or you're going to get a flat tire or you get fired that day. So life is very unpredictable, just like a movie set. So I realized I'm going to make them all work on my movies now because it's teaching them about life. I'm teaching them very little about the

Every day, you don't know your machine's going to not work or you're going to get a flat tire or you get fired that day. So life is very unpredictable, just like a movie set. So I realized I'm going to make them all work on my movies now because it's teaching them about life. I'm teaching them very little about the

Every day, you don't know your machine's going to not work or you're going to get a flat tire or you get fired that day. So life is very unpredictable, just like a movie set. So I realized I'm going to make them all work on my movies now because it's teaching them about life. I'm teaching them very little about the

It's about life lessons, about how you take on something impossible, turn chicken shit to chicken salad and make it work. And that's the straw and that's life. That's the process of life. So many people say, well, I'm not ready to make my projects. Like, you're not ready for life either. You're like this all day. You're dodging shit that's going on. How come art has to be perfect?

It's about life lessons, about how you take on something impossible, turn chicken shit to chicken salad and make it work. And that's the straw and that's life. That's the process of life. So many people say, well, I'm not ready to make my projects. Like, you're not ready for life either. You're like this all day. You're dodging shit that's going on. How come art has to be perfect?

It's about life lessons, about how you take on something impossible, turn chicken shit to chicken salad and make it work. And that's the straw and that's life. That's the process of life. So many people say, well, I'm not ready to make my projects. Like, you're not ready for life either. You're like this all day. You're dodging shit that's going on. How come art has to be perfect?

It's like, it should be the same. Life and art should be the same.

It's like, it should be the same. Life and art should be the same.

It's like, it should be the same. Life and art should be the same.

And in a short little microcosm too, within one project, you've got a whole blueprint for how you're going to solve life because you've just done it on a creative level.