Everything is “fan fiction” until somebody buys it. Never quit never quitting.

was listening to a podcast that said, “it’s important to live life by design rather than emotion. Basically, sticking to a routine is what allows us to be the healthiest version of ourselves (especially when you're fighting these demons ex. OCD for me). I’ve had to overhaul how I approach taking care of my brain (exercise, journaling, studying etc) by practising mediocre consistency. Now I try to put in consistent 50-60% effort into my habits - to make sure I do it I began recording it and posting it on YT. After a really bad depression phase I started to believe I couldn’t change and I’d feel that horrible forever. Historically I have a habit of going too hard, not being able to sustain the Herculean effort, giving up and hating myself. So now I’m trying to give a small, consistent mediocre effort everyday. And its crazy how it adds up.

I have always felt so insecure around other film-pursuers. They seemed to have it all figured out: “I got my first camera when I was 10 and I’ve always wrote little skits and stuff”. But I was a kid who was always dipping my toes and going too and from different things, never really claiming a specific hobby. I don’t know a lot about famous filmmakers other than the films and tv shows I love. But seeing that my all time favorite filmmaker has had the same experience makes me immensely happy!!!!

I like his philosophy. I'm not worried how Thor 4 was. This man is still a creative genius

Been Rapping my whole life and just started making beats in my 30's! needed to hear this one. thanks!

Just taken up Muay Thai at 24 after being into martial arts since 12 years old, I’ve always wanted to start but put it off year after year So glad I started, I left it longer than I should have but the most important thing is that I did it

bruh im literally in the middle of watching thor right now! and I paused to watch this and whole time this is the man responsible. this algorithm stuff is getting out of control.

I need this one. Because I feel like I've wasted so much time. It's never to late!

This channel and video are incredibly inspiring, I love Taika’s approach to filmmaking I don’t know what we would do without his art, he’s right we do need the lightness in life sometimes

I started producing music at 25 and this makes me feel better haha

I really like how you preview pieces of your clips at the beginning. It feels like getting a trailer before the main video so I can get my mind in the zone of what this guy’s gonna be talking about. Also the advice lands way harder when I hear it twice.

I love this video so much. I have so much gratitude now to really be pursuing my art now because I had the chance to gain so much material over the span of 20 years with jobs, relationships just simply being a human. I love that perspective.

Loved this. My favorite director

"Dove for seaweed?" Sign me up bro. I have some jobs that really suck I could tell you about.. I loved what we do in the shadows and the 1st Thor he did

I spent a week in Mojave with some people I met 2 days before. Best week of my life. One of the guys told me to read this book which reminded me of The Matrix movie, but with more information. And it changed my life…so I’m paying it forward: “Man Being Volume 1: The Transmission”. It covers everything from time travel, dreams, death, the afterlife, reincarnation, extraterrestrials, portals and gateways, Vatican and Renaissance secrets, Ancient civilizations, Lemuria, Atlantis, Jesus, Sinai, Egyptians and the Pyramids, Hebrew letters, etc. Wild read. Best I’ve had in years.

Love this channel, thank you for putting these videos together ❤

thank you for this content, means a lot

Your channel is amazing and inspiring. Please don't stop!!

Thank you so much for this vid!

Tbh many directors will get famous in feature films after 30. They will usually direct commercials, music videos, etc in their 20s.

Just when I thought youtube's algorithm had totally failed me, this channel comes along and redeems.

nice, applies well to music as well

Anecdotal experience.. it never gets easier, if it does you are doing something wrong

Great creator.. last thor movie was mid but he’s still insanely talented

Yes. Sometimes It is.

I forget how small dis channel is compared to what it should be

. . . Sigh . . . THIS video should have One Billion views.

Awesome

I like him, but 30s is not old these days. You’re still a kid in your 30s. A lot of directors start in their 30s and 40s. I want to hear about people who started much older than that.

Hopefully.

You ever notice how in these "follow your passion" and "your dream will come true if you work hard" videos they never actually say anything of concrete or actual useful information. It's always the same platitudes "you can do it, just work hard, it's never too late" but never actually say what they themselves have done to achieve it. Like literally what steps they have taken to be where they are now. How 90% of them were already in the business & arts, knew the right people, nepotism, went through some insanely expensive private school etc. If you have none of that, in what reality you just come out of nowhere to suddenly making movies, acting etc if you haven't ever done those things or studied them but it's "your dream". Not trying to burst anyone's bubble but people also need to acknowledge the realities. After having worked in both movie and music industries, I fully realize it never had to do with "working hard" or following my dreams, but mostly about who I knew and who I am friends with. Once you somehow get in, your chances go up by 5% of getting to actually do something meaningful to you. So, good luck!

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Taika Waititi seems like a very good guy. Sincerely hope he picks himself back up after Thor: Love and Thunder.

its never too late if ur still relatively healthy

My nigga , i love your content 💙

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“The world needs stupid shit.” The world needed Thor 4.

Maybe if you don't care about money and/or retirement it's never too late. For the majority of us, it is too late.

What do I do to find a passion? I am trying to put together the one biggest mess of my life the time line of my life a life fragmented by memory lose from being raped at 8 . I am still at 45 plugged by flashbacks so ya I want to write a book about a mess of a life others made for me then handed it to me and said you can have this mess here is your life make something out of that . I am so lost on how to fix that issue . I have even flipped threw my memories of my life like photographs and it works but it is scary in my head man .

I do remember Taika. The guy who married Rita, right ? I feel like a decade ago somehow. Also one more thing. I wish he was American. Personally I'm not good at Non-American accent.

Hey can you do Rick Rubin at some stage please - fascinating guy

I was an extra on the TV show he mentioned. It was called "The Strip" and it was crap!

Taika has had a charmed run...doing stupid shit...not everyone could get away with that...and I think not giving a f*** helped him....who knows it might work for you too...

I should have watched this with Christmas carols playing in the background.

Makes me wonder what was going when made the USA version of the Inbetweeners.

Jojo rabbit and that other movie with the fat new Zealand kid are so good.

yeah, unless you're a vfx artist and you want to have reasonable working hours and have your work be respected. It's a shame. He has genuinely great and funny advice here and I like most of his stuff but after that vanity fair interview I cannot see him in a good light anymore.

30s? That's late? Ouch.

he follows his own advice, his films are lame, he is winning

I love this guys name and his look.

His passion is ruining your mythos

So true! He totally changed his trajectory mid flight. He went from making a decent Thor film to phoning the next one in. We celebrate a talentless buffoon.

His passion was ruining thor, mission accomplished

It's too late to undo Thor love and thunder.

It’s also never too late to quit taika

You're still a kid of 47 ~

Nice message- but back to being a stripper after Love and Thunder

Time to get away from the MCU Taika! Probably already too late, but hopefully your soul is intact.

It’s funny cause he made Thor 4 with no passion

you’re passion for ruining movies?

Is his passion fucking up franchises? Cuz he's great at that

Yeah, and it's never too late to go on a full on ego trip, and direct a terrible Thor movie.

Last Thor movie was hot garbage.