Quentin Tarantino is one of the singular voices in all of Hollywood. He has a unique perspective on life and an even more unique perspective on movies. One thing I've always admired about Tarantino was that he was just a guy working at Video Archives when he started writing screenplays. He didn't let the lack of education or connections stop him from pursuing his dreams, and he hit the right time when he was able to continue to make those dreams into wonderful movies for the next few decades. But none of this would have happened without him sitting down and doing the work. So what's the secret to his self-discipline? Let's dive in. Tarantino's Secret of Self-DisciplineTarantino was recently on the Joe Rogan Experience with his friend, Roger Avary, talking about his and Roger's podcast. The above clip is taken from that appearance. And I think it's actually a really important thing to watch. Not only because you get a great Tarantino story, but you also get a lot of motivation. In the slip, Tarantino discusses a period in his 20s when he felt stuck working at a video store. While the job allowed him to be around movies, it wasn't his goal of actually making movies. He felt he had lost his ambition until a conversation with his roommate about the pitfalls of minimum wage jobs and wasting one's life sparked a change. This led Tarantino to conduct a harsh self-assessment where he laid bare his shortcomings without...
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