#804: Robert Rodriguez, The Wizard of Cinema Returns — The "Fear-Forward" Way of Life, How to Overcome Self-Doubt, Learning to Love Limitations, and Counter-Intuitive Parenting That Works - The Tim Ferriss Show

Robert Rodriguez is a film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor, and composer. Rodriguez has written, produced, directed, and edited a series of successful films including El Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, the Spy Kids franchise, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Frank Miller’s Sin City, and many more. Robert recently launched Brass Knuckle Films, an investable action film slate.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Start.

00:08:19 Recounting what’s happened in the 10 years since Robert’s last appearance on the show.

00:11:23 The freedom of limitations.

00:14:08 Fruit-bearing “failures.”

00:16:09 How Robert stumbled onto his own brand of counterintuitive parenting.

00:18:42 How fan investing for Brass Knuckle Films works.

00:23:59 How to effectively pitch a movie idea.

00:26:55 The time to start your art is now. Aim high.

00:33:00 The value of learning by doing.

00:43:31 The power of labels to elevate or diminish our ambitions.

00:47:51 Why lack of access is a myth.