Robert Rodriguez

remember the 80s and 90s, people would just throw shit on him all the time. All the time. There was no respect for this guy. They were so jealous. Press, public, everything. He was like, he couldn't catch a break. And he was making like the coolest movie. Ah, that movie sucks. Ah, Jurassic Park sucks. Unbelievable. So I thought, oh shit, that's because he's got his head way up.

remember the 80s and 90s, people would just throw shit on him all the time. All the time. There was no respect for this guy. They were so jealous. Press, public, everything. He was like, he couldn't catch a break. And he was making like the coolest movie. Ah, that movie sucks. Ah, Jurassic Park sucks. Unbelievable. So I thought, oh shit, that's because he's got his head way up.

maybe I should fly into the radar and not go make, if I can make a movie with him, what chance do I have? I went back and rewatched, you know, like Temple of Doom, which people say, that's not as good as Raiders. I watched it and go, if I can make a movie that's an eighth of that, I'd be lucky. So I called him and said- Bro, you make close encounters. I know, Jesus.

maybe I should fly into the radar and not go make, if I can make a movie with him, what chance do I have? I went back and rewatched, you know, like Temple of Doom, which people say, that's not as good as Raiders. I watched it and go, if I can make a movie that's an eighth of that, I'd be lucky. So I called him and said- Bro, you make close encounters. I know, Jesus.

maybe I should fly into the radar and not go make, if I can make a movie with him, what chance do I have? I went back and rewatched, you know, like Temple of Doom, which people say, that's not as good as Raiders. I watched it and go, if I can make a movie that's an eighth of that, I'd be lucky. So I called him and said- Bro, you make close encounters. I know, Jesus.

That's a fucking incredible movie. But you get that much success and then people kind of resent it, right?

That's a fucking incredible movie. But you get that much success and then people kind of resent it, right?

That's a fucking incredible movie. But you get that much success and then people kind of resent it, right?

Yeah, but how do you get past it? I was curious for him, so- I said, hey, man, I just saw Temple of Doom. I don't know how I'm going to make this movie for you. He goes, oh, don't worry about that. Just make a great movie. So then I go to him and I say, I'm afraid that if I make a movie at the bigger level, I'm just going to be a target like him.

Yeah, but how do you get past it? I was curious for him, so- I said, hey, man, I just saw Temple of Doom. I don't know how I'm going to make this movie for you. He goes, oh, don't worry about that. Just make a great movie. So then I go to him and I say, I'm afraid that if I make a movie at the bigger level, I'm just going to be a target like him.

Yeah, but how do you get past it? I was curious for him, so- I said, hey, man, I just saw Temple of Doom. I don't know how I'm going to make this movie for you. He goes, oh, don't worry about that. Just make a great movie. So then I go to him and I say, I'm afraid that if I make a movie at the bigger level, I'm just going to be a target like him.

I mean, he's the best filmmaker and he's getting shit kicked out of him. I said, how do you do it? How do you do it? You just get rocks thrown at you all day long. He goes, oh, Robert, you just don't blink. I was like, wow, is that like a Clint Eastwood line? Wow, that's how he did it all this time. It's just like, just don't blink. Commit to making a body of work.

I mean, he's the best filmmaker and he's getting shit kicked out of him. I said, how do you do it? How do you do it? You just get rocks thrown at you all day long. He goes, oh, Robert, you just don't blink. I was like, wow, is that like a Clint Eastwood line? Wow, that's how he did it all this time. It's just like, just don't blink. Commit to making a body of work.

I mean, he's the best filmmaker and he's getting shit kicked out of him. I said, how do you do it? How do you do it? You just get rocks thrown at you all day long. He goes, oh, Robert, you just don't blink. I was like, wow, is that like a Clint Eastwood line? Wow, that's how he did it all this time. It's just like, just don't blink. Commit to making a body of work.

I try to tell filmmakers sometimes that they have a success for the first one. They get really afraid of the second one because they think, oh, shit, now I might fail, right? The fear of failure cripples a lot of people. If you commit to just making a body of work, a body of work, Like he did. He just made any movie he wanted. Some hit, some don't. Some overperform, some underperform.

I try to tell filmmakers sometimes that they have a success for the first one. They get really afraid of the second one because they think, oh, shit, now I might fail, right? The fear of failure cripples a lot of people. If you commit to just making a body of work, a body of work, Like he did. He just made any movie he wanted. Some hit, some don't. Some overperform, some underperform.

I try to tell filmmakers sometimes that they have a success for the first one. They get really afraid of the second one because they think, oh, shit, now I might fail, right? The fear of failure cripples a lot of people. If you commit to just making a body of work, a body of work, Like he did. He just made any movie he wanted. Some hit, some don't. Some overperform, some underperform.

A movie like Mariachi that was not supposed to go anywhere way overperforms. And you can't tell what's going to be the one. So just commit to a body of work. And now no one gives him any shit.

A movie like Mariachi that was not supposed to go anywhere way overperforms. And you can't tell what's going to be the one. So just commit to a body of work. And now no one gives him any shit.

A movie like Mariachi that was not supposed to go anywhere way overperforms. And you can't tell what's going to be the one. So just commit to a body of work. And now no one gives him any shit.