Alan Ritchson
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Welcome, welcome, welcome to Armchair Expert. I'm Dax Shepard and I'm joined by Monica Padman. Hi. This is an incredible opportunity for us for many reasons. A, he's a mega, mega star, but also you and I have had debates about this man. And then he got to come in and actually we got to hear from him. People might remember Alan Richson was talked about heavily when I was referencing this motorcycle video. that happened in his neighborhood with a, with a belligerent neighbor. Yeah. Yeah. Um, and so, yes, this is the gentleman that was involved in that. Yeah.
We get to talk about it.
Most people know him as Reacher, this gigantically successful international blockbuster Reacher, uh, war machine, blue mountain state, fast and furious, fast X. Uh, and he has a new movie out now that is so cool and so bold, uh, motor city, uh, So check that out. And then coming up in September, look for Runner with he and Owen Wilson. Please enjoy Alan Richson.
He's an armchair expert.
Tell me what's happening. Where do you live? I live in Nashville now. Well, we too have a house there. Where was there last weekend? Mount Juliet. Oh, cool. On the lake.
Oh, you are one of the lucky ones, man. You could be there.
I want a lake house so bad. How long have you been there, though? Because I read that you were nomadic for a minute, which fascinates me.
I did not want to settle down. I was traveling like a circus with my wife and kids. My boys are 13, 12, and 10. I was having the best time. I'm working. I come home. I hang out with the boys. It was heaven for me and not for them. So officially, I was like, this is great. Yeah, I love this. They're like, we really want friends. We want to go to sleepovers. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. So we were in New Zealand. We're shooting War Machine and had the most idyllic dinner we've ever had. It was magic hour. It was like, you know, the cobblestone streets and the mountains and the water. It was beautiful. It was great. And we were walking back and it's like cultishly idyllic. People on slack lines and like picnicking and stuff.
And my oldest boy like burst into tears. I was like, what did I do? Yeah. And my wife goes, what did you do? And he goes, I just saw those kids over there playing and they have friends. And like, you know, I think it just hit us like, oh, we're really at an age where we got to like settle down.
I want to go back to something that really struck a chord, which is your kid cried. And your first thought was, what did I do?
I caught that, too. That's very Dax.
That's so me. Yeah. And then I've noticed it's so my brother. It's like a family thing. Where does it come from for you? I'm trying to figure that out. I think my mom probably picked it up from her dad. I don't know, but I've talked to my brother about it. I'm like, what's going on with us? And he goes, don't you just feel like you're always in trouble? And I'm like, yeah, I feel like I'm always in trouble. And like if anything happens or anyone's mood's a little crooked, my first thought is like, oh, fuck, I did something. You're like hypervigilant? Yeah, super hyper.
Do you have ADHD?
Yeah, I newly believe I have that.
Okay.
Where does Alan live now and why did his family decide to settle down?
But what is this thing where it's like, I'm in trouble, I must have done something.
Hypervigilance. Yeah, you learn to read the room real quick. The survival mechanism is like, am I responsible for this and what can I do to fix it? I suffer badly. deeply from rejection sensitivity dysphoria. Which is part of ADHD, right? Yes. I've never talked about this before. I've talked about bipolar before. Yeah. I think I have it all. I think I have like no more. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's a patchwork.
It's working. But I just hired an ADHD coach. Oh, really? To kind of help me because I feel like pre-40, the ADHD brain Is a superpower, but the fuel comes at a huge cost later in life. Your gas tank runs off cortisol. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And stress and like the fear of the pain of rejection and criticism. And I hate it so much because it's such a visceral, violent, sickening reaction, bodily reaction that like I'll do anything to avoid it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–3:16
2
Where does Alan live now and why did his family decide to settle down?
3:16–6:47
3
How did Alan discover he had ADHD, rejection sensitivity, and CPTSD and how do they affect his family life?
6:47–40:04
4
What was Alan’s experience with bullying, a tumor surgery, and late‑blooming confidence in school?
40:04–57:57
5
How did Alan handle career uncertainty and the ‘Thor’ turning point?
57:57–59:29
6
What did Alan reveal about transforming physically for Reacher and studio micromanagement?
59:29–1:01:28
7
Why do they praise Motor City and what storytelling risks did it take?
1:01:28–1:01:59
8
What happened in the viral motorcycle confrontation and how did Alan respond?
1:01:59–1:50:18