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Robert Rodriguez
04/17/25
@ Lex Fridman
I compare the filmmaking process to cooking: the script is your grocery list, filming is grocery shopping, and editing is the cooking where you balance the ingredients.
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Robert Rodriguez: Sin City, Desperado, El Mariachi, Alita, and Filmmaking | Lex Fridman Podcast #465
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04/17/25
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