Creative Process REVEALED: Judd Apatow's BEST Writing Advice | Rich Roll Podcast

Director Judd Apatow joins Rich to discuss his journey to Hollywood, his perspective on comedy, & why embracing your inner weirdo is key to unlocking creativity. To read more about Judd and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾bit.ly/RichRoll769
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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:46 Accepting Your Story's Value
00:06:54 Curiosity about other comedians and comedy
00:12:16 The elusiveness of comedy
00:12:27 Comedy's timeliness and holding up over time
00:17:32 The power of specific and relatable storytelling
00:20:26 Lena Dunham's Show and Underrepresented Stories
00:21:37 Writing and Self-Help Books
00:27:09 Lack of Emotional Communication in the Past
00:30:34 Love as Materialism
00:33:41 Ad break
00:34:40 The Importance of Support
00:36:49 The Path of Comedy
00:41:32 Finding Your People and Pursuing Your Passion
00:43:19 Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey
00:48:15 Creating The Ben Stiller Show
00:50:39 Directing opportunities and collaboration
00:51:12 Productivity and workaholism
00:58:04 Mentorship and the influence of Garry Shandling
01:12:09 Regrets and Failures of Generosity
01:13:33 David Milch's Writing Process
01:14:55 Creating Circumstances for Flow State
01:22:02 Writing Process and Morning Pages Discussion about the writing process
01:26:38 Conflict Between Writers Guild and Industry
01:29:40 Impact of production delays on the entertainment industry
01:31:33 The impact of metadata on creativity
01:38:41 The need for experimentation in the entertainment industry
01:40:06 The success of Squid Game and Beef as fresh and new shows
01:45:52 The impact of social media on young people
01:48:48 Importance of having a reason and passion for creativity
01:50:22 The diversity of opinions and preferences in entertainment
01:52:23 Dealing with criticism and not seeking validation from everyone
01:54:32 Judd's question for Rich - How to enjoy working out?
02:07:53 Closing remarks
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I could listen to Judd talk about Garry Shandling all day.

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This was great. Judds interviews are always so down to earth and encouraging.

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The 1 Mill. Congratulations, Rich! We’ve been following you closely and listening since day one! And this conversation?! So inspiring, one of our absolute favorite humans…will be re-listening to this! So many nuggets of wisdom!

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The part at the end when Judd expresses his struggles and disdain for athletics is gold material! I hear this stuff all the time from my clients (I’m a dietitian)- and though I’m opposite- I can’t conceive of how someone could not love to move and be outdoors, I was laughing out loud at his description of struggle as I struggle with what comes easy to him- writing, creating.

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I graduated high school in the time frame Superbad came out. Will always be one of my all time favorites.

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Gratuliere zu 1Mi Subscribers

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Lovely conversation,thank so much Judd and Rich for sharing yourselves with us,you're both so inspirational,wish I could be half the person either of you are.

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Terrific podcast. @JuddApatow Hire a trainer for the gym. That's what I had to do. Couldn't even drag my ass to the building without a schedule to meet with him. Try it. And, of course, love your work.

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"if i had to put up a picture, every day during high school of what i looked like and tried to make it look good, or to make it look like i'm having fun, or to try to be funny, and then having to judge based on how people responded whether people like me...? i mean, i have an issue with that now."

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The Wayne Dyer book was YOUR ERRONEOUS ZONES, I think

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You %really hit the button “anxiety about being well”

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I didn’t watch this but the answer is spend as much time as possible with Gary Shandling.

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Interview Adam sandler❤

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Write. Then edit.

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#30

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Who came here from Michael Spicer 😂

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[@Walrus286]

Writers write! Yep Judd. Like Louie writing amazing jokes. You thought his jokes were too mean? Virtue signaling hack.

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Very sound thinker until he gets on his political rants. Then he’s in his LA echo chamber and becomes what he rants against. Hatred for people with other views, life experience and what’s important to them. Diversity besides diversity of thought

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Nice @flowresearchcollective 1:15:03