Robert Rodriguez

You watch this thing blow up. You watch this thing not work. Everything just falls apart in front of your face. Then that's when you roll up your sleeves. and creatively figure out a way around it. You turn chicken shit into chicken salad. And by the end, you have a result that's better than what you sought out. But that's the process, and that's life, and that's wash, rinse, repeat.

You watch this thing blow up. You watch this thing not work. Everything just falls apart in front of your face. Then that's when you roll up your sleeves. and creatively figure out a way around it. You turn chicken shit into chicken salad. And by the end, you have a result that's better than what you sought out. But that's the process, and that's life, and that's wash, rinse, repeat.

The rest of your life, that's what everything's going to be like. It's just like a movie, because when you think about it, you're writing a story for a film. And you're also writing the story of your life at the same time. Like, how are you going to react to things? Well, how do you make your character react to things? You make him kind of superhuman. Why don't you just make yourself that way?

The rest of your life, that's what everything's going to be like. It's just like a movie, because when you think about it, you're writing a story for a film. And you're also writing the story of your life at the same time. Like, how are you going to react to things? Well, how do you make your character react to things? You make him kind of superhuman. Why don't you just make yourself that way?

The rest of your life, that's what everything's going to be like. It's just like a movie, because when you think about it, you're writing a story for a film. And you're also writing the story of your life at the same time. Like, how are you going to react to things? Well, how do you make your character react to things? You make him kind of superhuman. Why don't you just make yourself that way?

You're writing your own story. And you start really seeing, the more you get into storytelling, that life imitates art and art imitates life, but the process is also the same.

You're writing your own story. And you start really seeing, the more you get into storytelling, that life imitates art and art imitates life, but the process is also the same.

You're writing your own story. And you start really seeing, the more you get into storytelling, that life imitates art and art imitates life, but the process is also the same.

I call it, and it's one of my favorite stories. I was doing one of these talks. And they said, come talk about creativity. I go, I understand. Cause a lot of people read my book, rebels had a crew and told me, Oh, it made me be a filmmaker.

I call it, and it's one of my favorite stories. I was doing one of these talks. And they said, come talk about creativity. I go, I understand. Cause a lot of people read my book, rebels had a crew and told me, Oh, it made me be a filmmaker.

I call it, and it's one of my favorite stories. I was doing one of these talks. And they said, come talk about creativity. I go, I understand. Cause a lot of people read my book, rebels had a crew and told me, Oh, it made me be a filmmaker.

But a lot of people said it helped me start my own business because they just see how you can go be entrepreneurial like that and go where no one else is going. And I'm giving all this talk about this kind of positive stuff. And this one woman goes, you're real positive, but what do I tell myself when I just wasted a year and a half of my life doing something that didn't work? And I was like,

But a lot of people said it helped me start my own business because they just see how you can go be entrepreneurial like that and go where no one else is going. And I'm giving all this talk about this kind of positive stuff. And this one woman goes, you're real positive, but what do I tell myself when I just wasted a year and a half of my life doing something that didn't work? And I was like,

But a lot of people said it helped me start my own business because they just see how you can go be entrepreneurial like that and go where no one else is going. And I'm giving all this talk about this kind of positive stuff. And this one woman goes, you're real positive, but what do I tell myself when I just wasted a year and a half of my life doing something that didn't work? And I was like,

That's a real negative way to ask that. Can you just rephrase the question a little more positively before I even attempt to answer it? Because already her point of view is exactly what you're saying. She's not looking at all. She's just concentrating on what didn't follow her plan and not seeing the gift of everything else that's there. So she goes, very reluctant. It was so perfect.

That's a real negative way to ask that. Can you just rephrase the question a little more positively before I even attempt to answer it? Because already her point of view is exactly what you're saying. She's not looking at all. She's just concentrating on what didn't follow her plan and not seeing the gift of everything else that's there. So she goes, very reluctant. It was so perfect.

That's a real negative way to ask that. Can you just rephrase the question a little more positively before I even attempt to answer it? Because already her point of view is exactly what you're saying. She's not looking at all. She's just concentrating on what didn't follow her plan and not seeing the gift of everything else that's there. So she goes, very reluctant. It was so perfect.

I wish we had filmed it. She goes, I learned a good lesson the hard way. And I said, that still sucks. And I say, when you follow your instinct, like if you follow your own instinct to go start a business or go make this movie or whatever, it wasn't someone saying, go over there and you'll make a million dollars. You know, it was your instinct and you fail.

I wish we had filmed it. She goes, I learned a good lesson the hard way. And I said, that still sucks. And I say, when you follow your instinct, like if you follow your own instinct to go start a business or go make this movie or whatever, it wasn't someone saying, go over there and you'll make a million dollars. You know, it was your instinct and you fail.

I wish we had filmed it. She goes, I learned a good lesson the hard way. And I said, that still sucks. And I say, when you follow your instinct, like if you follow your own instinct to go start a business or go make this movie or whatever, it wasn't someone saying, go over there and you'll make a million dollars. You know, it was your instinct and you fail.