Robert Rodriguez

One goes to lay on the couch and they just kind of, no, I'm going to go work out. Or there's a donut. Not going to cut it in half and eat half. That's bullshit. Those degrees fuck you up. Opposite day. There's a donut? No, I'm going to reach for an apple. Not only was I able to work out, this was 14 years ago. I didn't need a trainer again, ever.

I would just be like making myself do it because I'm an athlete. That's how powerful the mind is. So I'm saying if someone says, oh, I want to go do this thing on the weekend. You might have the desire, but you've got to get the identity too. You've got to say you are that. And it sounds a little awkward. Like I asked somebody, Alex Friedman, I said, do you consider yourself a creative person?

I would just be like making myself do it because I'm an athlete. That's how powerful the mind is. So I'm saying if someone says, oh, I want to go do this thing on the weekend. You might have the desire, but you've got to get the identity too. You've got to say you are that. And it sounds a little awkward. Like I asked somebody, Alex Friedman, I said, do you consider yourself a creative person?

I would just be like making myself do it because I'm an athlete. That's how powerful the mind is. So I'm saying if someone says, oh, I want to go do this thing on the weekend. You might have the desire, but you've got to get the identity too. You've got to say you are that. And it sounds a little awkward. Like I asked somebody, Alex Friedman, I said, do you consider yourself a creative person?

And he went, well, you know. That's a good impression. I said, you're stuttering there, man. You're stuttering, you're stuttering. He goes, I know, I know. I said, no, no, no, you got to say, are you technical? He goes, yeah. Okay, you're technical and creative. That was the first thing that stuck in my ear. It's also what Jim Cameron is. It's also what George Lucas is. Technical and creative.

And he went, well, you know. That's a good impression. I said, you're stuttering there, man. You're stuttering, you're stuttering. He goes, I know, I know. I said, no, no, no, you got to say, are you technical? He goes, yeah. Okay, you're technical and creative. That was the first thing that stuck in my ear. It's also what Jim Cameron is. It's also what George Lucas is. Technical and creative.

And he went, well, you know. That's a good impression. I said, you're stuttering there, man. You're stuttering, you're stuttering. He goes, I know, I know. I said, no, no, no, you got to say, are you technical? He goes, yeah. Okay, you're technical and creative. That was the first thing that stuck in my ear. It's also what Jim Cameron is. It's also what George Lucas is. Technical and creative.

When I first had my first job, my dad had a friend who owned a Photoshop. And he said, go work for my friend Mario for your summer job when I was 16. I went to work for Mario.

When I first had my first job, my dad had a friend who owned a Photoshop. And he said, go work for my friend Mario for your summer job when I was 16. I went to work for Mario.

When I first had my first job, my dad had a friend who owned a Photoshop. And he said, go work for my friend Mario for your summer job when I was 16. I went to work for Mario.

processing film for photos and he gave me a camera and film and said go home and take pictures with this because i need to know how to use that camera so you can help me sell the cameras so i went home and i'm from a family of nine kids i mean 10 kids nine siblings taking all these pictures of them doing cool stuff go back he looks at the pictures and he goes whoa these are really creative you're creative

processing film for photos and he gave me a camera and film and said go home and take pictures with this because i need to know how to use that camera so you can help me sell the cameras so i went home and i'm from a family of nine kids i mean 10 kids nine siblings taking all these pictures of them doing cool stuff go back he looks at the pictures and he goes whoa these are really creative you're creative

processing film for photos and he gave me a camera and film and said go home and take pictures with this because i need to know how to use that camera so you can help me sell the cameras so i went home and i'm from a family of nine kids i mean 10 kids nine siblings taking all these pictures of them doing cool stuff go back he looks at the pictures and he goes whoa these are really creative you're creative

You gotta now learn how to be technical, because most creative people always need technicians, and technicians always need creative people. Now it's against your, it's just a gift you have. They can never really be creative, they'll just be technical, but because you have creativity, if you apply yourself, it's against your nature, but if you apply yourself and learn the technical part,

You gotta now learn how to be technical, because most creative people always need technicians, and technicians always need creative people. Now it's against your, it's just a gift you have. They can never really be creative, they'll just be technical, but because you have creativity, if you apply yourself, it's against your nature, but if you apply yourself and learn the technical part,

You gotta now learn how to be technical, because most creative people always need technicians, and technicians always need creative people. Now it's against your, it's just a gift you have. They can never really be creative, they'll just be technical, but because you have creativity, if you apply yourself, it's against your nature, but if you apply yourself and learn the technical part,

you'll be technical and creative, and you'll be unstoppable. And I was like, whoa, unstoppable at 16. He goes, here, go, go. I know, sometimes, and I'm going to ask you about who did that for you. Who was, because if you look at, all the different turning points in your life, there was probably somebody who sent you in a direction. It comes through them.

you'll be technical and creative, and you'll be unstoppable. And I was like, whoa, unstoppable at 16. He goes, here, go, go. I know, sometimes, and I'm going to ask you about who did that for you. Who was, because if you look at, all the different turning points in your life, there was probably somebody who sent you in a direction. It comes through them.

you'll be technical and creative, and you'll be unstoppable. And I was like, whoa, unstoppable at 16. He goes, here, go, go. I know, sometimes, and I'm going to ask you about who did that for you. Who was, because if you look at, all the different turning points in your life, there was probably somebody who sent you in a direction. It comes through them.

Because if I were to go back and ask that guy, hey, that advice you gave me, he'd be like, what did I say? I don't remember saying that. It kind of just came through him at the time. So he pointed me that way. And that's why I went and made a mariachi by myself. I didn't want to take anybody because I wanted to learn. I didn't know how to use that camera.