Robert Rodriguez

But still, compared to what they're doing, you know, when I first met Jim Cameron.

But still, compared to what they're doing, you know, when I first met Jim Cameron.

But still, compared to what they're doing, you know, when I first met Jim Cameron.

When I first met Jim Cameron. That's why you don't want to be around people who you're the best. You're better, you know. Right. You want to be the one that they're swinging higher than you.

When I first met Jim Cameron. That's why you don't want to be around people who you're the best. You're better, you know. Right. You want to be the one that they're swinging higher than you.

When I first met Jim Cameron. That's why you don't want to be around people who you're the best. You're better, you know. Right. You want to be the one that they're swinging higher than you.

So surround yourself with those people and do something so that they let you hang with them. But you want to learn. Like here's to Jim Cameron, for instance, when I met him. I really wanted to impress the hell out of him. So I said... I'm about to go do Desperado and I can't afford a steadicam operator.

So surround yourself with those people and do something so that they let you hang with them. But you want to learn. Like here's to Jim Cameron, for instance, when I met him. I really wanted to impress the hell out of him. So I said... I'm about to go do Desperado and I can't afford a steadicam operator.

So surround yourself with those people and do something so that they let you hang with them. But you want to learn. Like here's to Jim Cameron, for instance, when I met him. I really wanted to impress the hell out of him. So I said... I'm about to go do Desperado and I can't afford a steadicam operator.

So I took a three day, three day steadicam course and I'm going to operate it myself on the movie. I'm going to operate the steadicam, that big beast of a camera. And he went, I bought a Steadicam, but not to operate it. I'm going to take it apart and design a better one. So I was like, that's completely who he is. Us mere mortals are like trying to operate the thing.

So I took a three day, three day steadicam course and I'm going to operate it myself on the movie. I'm going to operate the steadicam, that big beast of a camera. And he went, I bought a Steadicam, but not to operate it. I'm going to take it apart and design a better one. So I was like, that's completely who he is. Us mere mortals are like trying to operate the thing.

So I took a three day, three day steadicam course and I'm going to operate it myself on the movie. I'm going to operate the steadicam, that big beast of a camera. And he went, I bought a Steadicam, but not to operate it. I'm going to take it apart and design a better one. So I was like, that's completely who he is. Us mere mortals are like trying to operate the thing.

He's designing whole new systems. And if you think of it, that's very consistent with who he is. That's the person you want to hang out with. Not someone, the guy had said, oh, me too. I'm doing the same thing. Didn't he go to the bottom of the Mariana Trench or some shit in a summary that he designed? Yeah, it's on his desk. It's like this big on his desk, this green machine.

He's designing whole new systems. And if you think of it, that's very consistent with who he is. That's the person you want to hang out with. Not someone, the guy had said, oh, me too. I'm doing the same thing. Didn't he go to the bottom of the Mariana Trench or some shit in a summary that he designed? Yeah, it's on his desk. It's like this big on his desk, this green machine.

He's designing whole new systems. And if you think of it, that's very consistent with who he is. That's the person you want to hang out with. Not someone, the guy had said, oh, me too. I'm doing the same thing. Didn't he go to the bottom of the Mariana Trench or some shit in a summary that he designed? Yeah, it's on his desk. It's like this big on his desk, this green machine.

And I was looking at it going like, weren't you afraid? I mean, I've got kids and wife. You've got kids and a wife. Weren't you afraid of going down that deep and something happening? He was like, no. I said, why not? Oh, I designed the escape vehicle. If any other bozo had done it, I'd be afraid because he did it. He had all the confidence in the world. Talk about Simon and no doubt. No doubt.

And I was looking at it going like, weren't you afraid? I mean, I've got kids and wife. You've got kids and a wife. Weren't you afraid of going down that deep and something happening? He was like, no. I said, why not? Oh, I designed the escape vehicle. If any other bozo had done it, I'd be afraid because he did it. He had all the confidence in the world. Talk about Simon and no doubt. No doubt.

And I was looking at it going like, weren't you afraid? I mean, I've got kids and wife. You've got kids and a wife. Weren't you afraid of going down that deep and something happening? He was like, no. I said, why not? Oh, I designed the escape vehicle. If any other bozo had done it, I'd be afraid because he did it. He had all the confidence in the world. Talk about Simon and no doubt. No doubt.

Isn't that hilarious?

Isn't that hilarious?