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Robert Rodriguez

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

There was one guy when I was in high school, it was like senior year. I wrote a paper and I wasn't a great writer at all. I wrote a paper for a Latin American studies class, gave it to the teacher. And he said, wow, you're going to be rich and famous in four years. It's based on what I read. He goes like, really? I'm like 17 or 18.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

There was one guy when I was in high school, it was like senior year. I wrote a paper and I wasn't a great writer at all. I wrote a paper for a Latin American studies class, gave it to the teacher. And he said, wow, you're going to be rich and famous in four years. It's based on what I read. He goes like, really? I'm like 17 or 18.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

Four years later, I did mariachi and I went to him later at a reunion and I said, you called it. You said I was going to be, why did you say that? And he's like, I said that? It looked like he would never say that to somebody. You'd think he would own it and say, oh yeah, I knew and I told you. No, he was like... He looked like he didn't even know who that was.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

Four years later, I did mariachi and I went to him later at a reunion and I said, you called it. You said I was going to be, why did you say that? And he's like, I said that? It looked like he would never say that to somebody. You'd think he would own it and say, oh yeah, I knew and I told you. No, he was like... He looked like he didn't even know who that was.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

Four years later, I did mariachi and I went to him later at a reunion and I said, you called it. You said I was going to be, why did you say that? And he's like, I said that? It looked like he would never say that to somebody. You'd think he would own it and say, oh yeah, I knew and I told you. No, he was like... He looked like he didn't even know who that was.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

He was like asking, acting like he never would have said that in a million years. So again, sometimes things come out of our mouth that's not us, that comes through us. So if you think of it that way, why are we here? We're here for a reason. We're going to get nudged along. Listen to the signs. Own who you're supposed to be because you are that person. Don't let your human doubt get in the way.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

He was like asking, acting like he never would have said that in a million years. So again, sometimes things come out of our mouth that's not us, that comes through us. So if you think of it that way, why are we here? We're here for a reason. We're going to get nudged along. Listen to the signs. Own who you're supposed to be because you are that person. Don't let your human doubt get in the way.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

He was like asking, acting like he never would have said that in a million years. So again, sometimes things come out of our mouth that's not us, that comes through us. So if you think of it that way, why are we here? We're here for a reason. We're going to get nudged along. Listen to the signs. Own who you're supposed to be because you are that person. Don't let your human doubt get in the way.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

That's like the guy closing the pipe. I don't know if I'm really creative. I don't know if I'm really a businessman. And you're just closing the pipe. You're not going to let it flow. Just be a good pipe. Just say, I just want to be a good pipe. Clean, open. And then that's when the magic happens. And no matter what, don't blink. Don't blink.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

That's like the guy closing the pipe. I don't know if I'm really creative. I don't know if I'm really a businessman. And you're just closing the pipe. You're not going to let it flow. Just be a good pipe. Just say, I just want to be a good pipe. Clean, open. And then that's when the magic happens. And no matter what, don't blink. Don't blink.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

That's like the guy closing the pipe. I don't know if I'm really creative. I don't know if I'm really a businessman. And you're just closing the pipe. You're not going to let it flow. Just be a good pipe. Just say, I just want to be a good pipe. Clean, open. And then that's when the magic happens. And no matter what, don't blink. Don't blink.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

Don't matter how many, that dude was getting so much shit thrown at him. I wish you knew that time period because then you would go like, yeah, that's right. It's incredible. It was unbelievable. I can't even convey. There was no internet and stuff back then. This was like literal press reviews everywhere. Public. It was like, why are they targeting this guy?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

Don't matter how many, that dude was getting so much shit thrown at him. I wish you knew that time period because then you would go like, yeah, that's right. It's incredible. It was unbelievable. I can't even convey. There was no internet and stuff back then. This was like literal press reviews everywhere. Public. It was like, why are they targeting this guy?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

Don't matter how many, that dude was getting so much shit thrown at him. I wish you knew that time period because then you would go like, yeah, that's right. It's incredible. It was unbelievable. I can't even convey. There was no internet and stuff back then. This was like literal press reviews everywhere. Public. It was like, why are they targeting this guy?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

You know, they just did not like, he just had unprecedented success and was a really great guy and was making amazing shit. So it was the triple threat of make people jealous.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

You know, they just did not like, he just had unprecedented success and was a really great guy and was making amazing shit. So it was the triple threat of make people jealous.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

You know, they just did not like, he just had unprecedented success and was a really great guy and was making amazing shit. So it was the triple threat of make people jealous.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

I appreciate that. It's a huge honor to talk to you, brother. So great talking with you. Great questions. You're going to change your life. Thank you, brother. A million dollars. Yeah, right there.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

I appreciate that. It's a huge honor to talk to you, brother. So great talking with you. Great questions. You're going to change your life. Thank you, brother. A million dollars. Yeah, right there.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#465 – Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking

I appreciate that. It's a huge honor to talk to you, brother. So great talking with you. Great questions. You're going to change your life. Thank you, brother. A million dollars. Yeah, right there.

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