Robert Rodriguez
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And so I asked Quentin, was there anybody in that director's group? And he goes, yes, there was one. Catherine Bigelow. She was the one who was championed and said, this is something new and different. No one else was saying that. That's pretty amazing, right? That's super amazing. It's really, and I would have forgotten it if I had not written it down.
And so I asked Quentin, was there anybody in that director's group? And he goes, yes, there was one. Catherine Bigelow. She was the one who was championed and said, this is something new and different. No one else was saying that. That's pretty amazing, right? That's super amazing. It's really, and I would have forgotten it if I had not written it down.
And so I asked Quentin, was there anybody in that director's group? And he goes, yes, there was one. Catherine Bigelow. She was the one who was championed and said, this is something new and different. No one else was saying that. That's pretty amazing, right? That's super amazing. It's really, and I would have forgotten it if I had not written it down.
Like his early work was like... That's a... Here's one that fell through the cracks. And I was there at Sony when we were doing Mariachi and Desperado when this movie came out. I remember the marketing team said, we have a really great movie. Unfortunately, no one's going to see it because of the title. So what is it called? Shawshank Redemption. Oh, my God. And it bombed. What?
Like his early work was like... That's a... Here's one that fell through the cracks. And I was there at Sony when we were doing Mariachi and Desperado when this movie came out. I remember the marketing team said, we have a really great movie. Unfortunately, no one's going to see it because of the title. So what is it called? Shawshank Redemption. Oh, my God. And it bombed. What?
Like his early work was like... That's a... Here's one that fell through the cracks. And I was there at Sony when we were doing Mariachi and Desperado when this movie came out. I remember the marketing team said, we have a really great movie. Unfortunately, no one's going to see it because of the title. So what is it called? Shawshank Redemption. Oh, my God. And it bombed. What?
But history gets rewritten. Now, again, you can be Frank Darabont and be, like, really down, but... Fortunately, he didn't have to wait 10 years. As soon as it got to video, it became a phenomenon on video. And now it's considered, if you go on IMDb, it's always neck and neck with The Godfather. It's the best movie of all time. That's the movie nobody saw. So again, look, don't blink.
But history gets rewritten. Now, again, you can be Frank Darabont and be, like, really down, but... Fortunately, he didn't have to wait 10 years. As soon as it got to video, it became a phenomenon on video. And now it's considered, if you go on IMDb, it's always neck and neck with The Godfather. It's the best movie of all time. That's the movie nobody saw. So again, look, don't blink.
But history gets rewritten. Now, again, you can be Frank Darabont and be, like, really down, but... Fortunately, he didn't have to wait 10 years. As soon as it got to video, it became a phenomenon on video. And now it's considered, if you go on IMDb, it's always neck and neck with The Godfather. It's the best movie of all time. That's the movie nobody saw. So again, look, don't blink.
Commit to a body of work. You may make a classic. It might be the thing, and you're not going to hear about that for 10 years. Just keep going. Don't let it make you question your instincts, because your instincts...
Commit to a body of work. You may make a classic. It might be the thing, and you're not going to hear about that for 10 years. Just keep going. Don't let it make you question your instincts, because your instincts...
Commit to a body of work. You may make a classic. It might be the thing, and you're not going to hear about that for 10 years. Just keep going. Don't let it make you question your instincts, because your instincts...
There's a lot of movies that are like... Incredible. That was a time when people could really get a second life on video. Now it's different with streaming and all that.
There's a lot of movies that are like... Incredible. That was a time when people could really get a second life on video. Now it's different with streaming and all that.
There's a lot of movies that are like... Incredible. That was a time when people could really get a second life on video. Now it's different with streaming and all that.
Can you imagine? Just like... I don't know. I thought, you know, as an artist, you're going to be going, I must be wrong. I must have just don't have.
Can you imagine? Just like... I don't know. I thought, you know, as an artist, you're going to be going, I must be wrong. I must have just don't have.
Can you imagine? Just like... I don't know. I thought, you know, as an artist, you're going to be going, I must be wrong. I must have just don't have.