Robert Rodriguez

Sometimes the only way across the river is to slip on the first two rocks. You fail and You have to really sift through, it's like the silver lining, but I call it, sift through the ashes of your failure and you'll find the key to your next success is in there. But if you're not looking for it, you don't find it. I'm going to tell you one and I tell them the four room story.

Sometimes the only way across the river is to slip on the first two rocks. You fail and You have to really sift through, it's like the silver lining, but I call it, sift through the ashes of your failure and you'll find the key to your next success is in there. But if you're not looking for it, you don't find it. I'm going to tell you one and I tell them the four room story.

Sometimes the only way across the river is to slip on the first two rocks. You fail and You have to really sift through, it's like the silver lining, but I call it, sift through the ashes of your failure and you'll find the key to your next success is in there. But if you're not looking for it, you don't find it. I'm going to tell you one and I tell them the four room story.

I said, I made a movie called Four Rooms. I didn't make any money, right? When Quentin asked me, hey, do you want to make a movie with me and two other filmmakers? It's an anthology. It's on New Year's Eve. It's in a hotel. You have to use the Bill Hop. We're not going to know what each other's making. And we make it, we put it together. My hand went up right away, just instinctually.

I said, I made a movie called Four Rooms. I didn't make any money, right? When Quentin asked me, hey, do you want to make a movie with me and two other filmmakers? It's an anthology. It's on New Year's Eve. It's in a hotel. You have to use the Bill Hop. We're not going to know what each other's making. And we make it, we put it together. My hand went up right away, just instinctually.

I said, I made a movie called Four Rooms. I didn't make any money, right? When Quentin asked me, hey, do you want to make a movie with me and two other filmmakers? It's an anthology. It's on New Year's Eve. It's in a hotel. You have to use the Bill Hop. We're not going to know what each other's making. And we make it, we put it together. My hand went up right away, just instinctually.

Yeah, I'll do that. I'll go make that with you. Now, should I ask the audience? I like to throw it to the audience and her. Should I have not raised my hand that quick? Shouldn't I have done a little studying first? Or should I just go blind instinct? Or should you do instinct with some studying? Okay, well, I could have gone and studied and I would have found that anthologies never work.

Yeah, I'll do that. I'll go make that with you. Now, should I ask the audience? I like to throw it to the audience and her. Should I have not raised my hand that quick? Shouldn't I have done a little studying first? Or should I just go blind instinct? Or should you do instinct with some studying? Okay, well, I could have gone and studied and I would have found that anthologies never work.

Yeah, I'll do that. I'll go make that with you. Now, should I ask the audience? I like to throw it to the audience and her. Should I have not raised my hand that quick? Shouldn't I have done a little studying first? Or should I just go blind instinct? Or should you do instinct with some studying? Okay, well, I could have gone and studied and I would have found that anthologies never work.

Like even when it's Coppola, Scorsese, Woody Allen, they bomb because people can't quite rip the hand. What is this, Twilight Zone? I don't want to go see that. But that's not, I still said, yeah, I think I should still go by instinct. So my instinct was to raise my hand. We're going to make that movie because I love short films. I made like bedhead and short films.

Like even when it's Coppola, Scorsese, Woody Allen, they bomb because people can't quite rip the hand. What is this, Twilight Zone? I don't want to go see that. But that's not, I still said, yeah, I think I should still go by instinct. So my instinct was to raise my hand. We're going to make that movie because I love short films. I made like bedhead and short films.

Like even when it's Coppola, Scorsese, Woody Allen, they bomb because people can't quite rip the hand. What is this, Twilight Zone? I don't want to go see that. But that's not, I still said, yeah, I think I should still go by instinct. So my instinct was to raise my hand. We're going to make that movie because I love short films. I made like bedhead and short films.

And I thought, Oh, here's a way. If this works, I can make short films in anthologies and I can have the best of both worlds.

And I thought, Oh, here's a way. If this works, I can make short films in anthologies and I can have the best of both worlds.

And I thought, Oh, here's a way. If this works, I can make short films in anthologies and I can have the best of both worlds.

Yeah. The audience can't quite wrap their end. And then it feels like the movie starting three times, you know? So I make that movie. It bombs. Now I could feel real bad about that, but if you really think about it, you go, well, Why did I sign up for it? Did I raise my hand because I thought it was going to go be this big financial success?

Yeah. The audience can't quite wrap their end. And then it feels like the movie starting three times, you know? So I make that movie. It bombs. Now I could feel real bad about that, but if you really think about it, you go, well, Why did I sign up for it? Did I raise my hand because I thought it was going to go be this big financial success?

Yeah. The audience can't quite wrap their end. And then it feels like the movie starting three times, you know? So I make that movie. It bombs. Now I could feel real bad about that, but if you really think about it, you go, well, Why did I sign up for it? Did I raise my hand because I thought it was going to go be this big financial success?

No, I did it to work with my friends, to do something creative, to try something. But that's still not good enough. I need to really sift through the ashes. And if I look through the ashes of that failure, I find two keys to my biggest successes in there. While I was on the set, they said it has to be New Year's. So I thought, I'm just going to do like bed.

No, I did it to work with my friends, to do something creative, to try something. But that's still not good enough. I need to really sift through the ashes. And if I look through the ashes of that failure, I find two keys to my biggest successes in there. While I was on the set, they said it has to be New Year's. So I thought, I'm just going to do like bed.