Robert Rodriguez

And so then I go to Bruce and I go, hey, what are you up to? And he goes, ah, I'm just looking for a job. And I said, well, are you a basketball fan? Because I'm shooting a Kobe Bryant commercial Saturday. Why don't you come by the set? It's downtown. You play this role. Bring a couple of suits because it's very last minute, but last minute replacement. Yeah, yeah, sure. I'd love to meet him.

Okay, good. So I went back to the Nike people and said, Bruce said he's going to be in it. Well, we'll call his agent. No, no, don't call his agent because he probably didn't tell him. And he said he'll come down. I think he will because he's cool like that. Oh, we think we should call him anyway. So they call the agents. The agents go, Bruce Willis is not going to be in a Nike commercial.

Okay, good. So I went back to the Nike people and said, Bruce said he's going to be in it. Well, we'll call his agent. No, no, don't call his agent because he probably didn't tell him. And he said he'll come down. I think he will because he's cool like that. Oh, we think we should call him anyway. So they call the agents. The agents go, Bruce Willis is not going to be in a Nike commercial.

Okay, good. So I went back to the Nike people and said, Bruce said he's going to be in it. Well, we'll call his agent. No, no, don't call his agent because he probably didn't tell him. And he said he'll come down. I think he will because he's cool like that. Oh, we think we should call him anyway. So they call the agents. The agents go, Bruce Willis is not going to be in a Nike commercial.

Well, he talked to Robert. Okay, I guess he is going to be in a Nike commercial. So then we're down there in the set, we're downtown LA, we're filming Kobe, we're filming everything else, and it's like almost time for him to show up. And they're like, are you sure he's gonna come? He said he would, he said he'd bring two suits.

Well, he talked to Robert. Okay, I guess he is going to be in a Nike commercial. So then we're down there in the set, we're downtown LA, we're filming Kobe, we're filming everything else, and it's like almost time for him to show up. And they're like, are you sure he's gonna come? He said he would, he said he'd bring two suits.

Well, he talked to Robert. Okay, I guess he is going to be in a Nike commercial. So then we're down there in the set, we're downtown LA, we're filming Kobe, we're filming everything else, and it's like almost time for him to show up. And they're like, are you sure he's gonna come? He said he would, he said he'd bring two suits.

And now I'm thinking how ridiculous that sounds that I told him in the gym and said, come down with a couple of your suits from your own closet, like there's no wardrobe, there's no time to get a wardrobe fitting, and just show up. He shows up, shows up, does it. He said, I'll film you out in an hour, because he knows how we work together. Had a great time, he's great in it.

And now I'm thinking how ridiculous that sounds that I told him in the gym and said, come down with a couple of your suits from your own closet, like there's no wardrobe, there's no time to get a wardrobe fitting, and just show up. He shows up, shows up, does it. He said, I'll film you out in an hour, because he knows how we work together. Had a great time, he's great in it.

And now I'm thinking how ridiculous that sounds that I told him in the gym and said, come down with a couple of your suits from your own closet, like there's no wardrobe, there's no time to get a wardrobe fitting, and just show up. He shows up, shows up, does it. He said, I'll film you out in an hour, because he knows how we work together. Had a great time, he's great in it.

Takes off, brought his two suits.

Takes off, brought his two suits.

Takes off, brought his two suits.

That does not sound like somebody who's difficult. No, it's the environment that you put these people in. Totally the environment you put them in. Because I was watching, like, Dog Whisperer, and it's like, if you have a pit bull, some of these guys can be alpha male pit bull, if you put them in a situation where aggression is needed.

That does not sound like somebody who's difficult. No, it's the environment that you put these people in. Totally the environment you put them in. Because I was watching, like, Dog Whisperer, and it's like, if you have a pit bull, some of these guys can be alpha male pit bull, if you put them in a situation where aggression is needed.

That does not sound like somebody who's difficult. No, it's the environment that you put these people in. Totally the environment you put them in. Because I was watching, like, Dog Whisperer, and it's like, if you have a pit bull, some of these guys can be alpha male pit bull, if you put them in a situation where aggression is needed.

Like, if you have a chaotic set, and producers are coming down going, yeah, no, you can't wear that, you can't talk like that, of course you're going to piss these guys off. But if you put them in an environment where they know there's somebody who's the boss, I mean, they show up. It's my studio. I'm operating the camera. I'm the DP. I'm there acting with them.

Like, if you have a chaotic set, and producers are coming down going, yeah, no, you can't wear that, you can't talk like that, of course you're going to piss these guys off. But if you put them in an environment where they know there's somebody who's the boss, I mean, they show up. It's my studio. I'm operating the camera. I'm the DP. I'm there acting with them.

Like, if you have a chaotic set, and producers are coming down going, yeah, no, you can't wear that, you can't talk like that, of course you're going to piss these guys off. But if you put them in an environment where they know there's somebody who's the boss, I mean, they show up. It's my studio. I'm operating the camera. I'm the DP. I'm there acting with them.

We're shooting it in record time, getting them out of there fast. They're having a ball. Pitbull just wants to follow. He doesn't want to, he doesn't want to fucking take over the show. And so everyone's really, that was my theory on it anyway. I think it's just the environment because they always say, oh, if you have a dog that's misbehaving, it's the owner. It's the owner and the environment.