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Rich Roll sits down with screenwriting legend Robert McKee to talk about creativity, philosophy, and the power of telling—and owning—your story. To read more about Robert and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Google: Meal Planner: Voicing Change Book: Clips Channel: Newsletter: CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - ✩ Instagram - ✩ Twitter - ✩ Facebook - ✩ Strava - ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - ✩ Meals - ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - ✩ Support - FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS & DAN DRAKE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:46 - The Farewell Tour of Robert's Story Seminars 00:04:56 - Story 2 - “A Creative Spectrum of Choices“ 00:13:03 - Why are Stories so Integral to the Human Experience? 00:15:07 - Storytelling on TV vs Film, Superiority of Longform Storytelling 00:23:22 - The Evolution of the Anti-Hero 00:30:53 - Ad Break 00:32:45 - The Bad Guy Era, Reckoning with Our Mirror Image 00:38:45 - Using Story to Make Sense of Reality 00:46:38 - Self deception - The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves 00:47:55 - McKee's Search for Meaning for the Human Condition 00:53:20 - Life is not a Journey, It's a Struggle 01:01:45 - What’s Out There Now that You’re Enjoying? 01:09:51 - What distinguishes a good writer from a great writer? Analogical Logic 01:14:37 - The War of Art. What do you feel about ‘the Muse’? 01:16:09 - The Marketing of Artists, They Want to Appear Mysterious. 01:21:38 - The back-story of the Film, Adaptation 01:33:11 - The Problem with Actors, “Love Me“ & Gurus 01:36:22 - Back to Adaptation, Casting Brian Cox as McKee 01:38:26 - Structure. There are No Rules, Only Form. 01:45:36 - Writing Dialogue 01:47:47 - The Big Problem with Cinema 01:53:58 - Why is the art of storytelling and story important to the average person? 02:01:18 - Why the Decision to Teach Storytelling? 02:08:20 - Robert McKee's Legacy 02:10:39 - Closing * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast
