Seth Rogen Don't Take No Notes From Nobody

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg had written several hit movies without studio input before writing Green Hornet, but for some reason on this one the studio decided to step in.
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[@filmfury743]

Recently worked as a featured extra on his new "Pickle" movie. Shocked to see how quiet and shy he was. He seemed really nice

[@oliviayohman4160]

@Film Fury I was an extra too! I actually gave myself a migraine from turning my neck around so many times to look at him...it was worth it although I nearly threw up in my scene.😂🙈

[@jaym3566]

I'm sure he was just stoned

[@larrybrechtjr163]

Lewis Fairbrother LMFAO! 💯!

[@delilh325]

He was so high

[@ProNorden]

Film Fury, ... Green Hornet was a great premise of 'incompetent/oblivious hero "wises up" with help of servant-as-guardian /hero '.✌ Chris Pratt would have been better casting for the title role.

[@Sab_MJsMama]

2:28 - 2:40 And this is exactly what happens to film makers that break out with their first movie or two...the studios get involved and crush that creativity that sparked these film makers in the first place. Really relevant insight and one that should be noted for those up and coming film makers. I loved how he is so forthcoming and honest, straight from the hip about this.

[@Viper8828]

i imagine that if they woulda let green hornet go it woulda been a better movie, of course they wanna watch over everything since so much money is going towards it but if you have a good track record why dont dumb ppl/studios realize they are just ruining it

[@alexispapageorgiou72]

You're putting apples and oranges and a slice of a fucking pizza in the same blender. Some movies are better with freedom, like most of his, and others require a shitload of notes. There's no right and wrong. Take Bad boys for example cause I just saw it again for the 15th time whatever. 15 times and it's still hilarious ... That's a lot of hard work, no matter how they did it, and my money is on a very detailed analysis of every little thing. There are probably 3-4 lines in that script that screw up the magic and they stick out like a motherfucker.

[@paigehamm3337]

I love that you seem to lean forward when the interviewees are vulnerable. It seems to bring comfort and support a safe "whatever you bring is all that we need" space.

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

Sam Raimi's way of dealing with studios is, say yes to everything then do it your way anyway.

[@TheGeorgeD13]

That's mostly because he's come to realize that most of the time the studio has forgotten what they told you to do. Either that or because the turnover at leadership is crazy (leadership changes happen almost monthly in Hollywood Studios), they can't keep track of who said what.

[@TheArmchairrocker]

Should have followed his own advice on Spiderman 3.

[@Psycho-Complex]

@@TheArmchairrocker he did then said fuck it when they forced him to have 3 villians in one movie to increase toy sales.

[@Barrrt]

This reminds me of the quote: "A camel is a horse designed by a committee." Amazing segment, thanks for sharing this

[@dasaggropop1244]

good idea, but should be another example. camels are way more useful than horses, if you want to cross the desert.

[@Barrrt]

@@dasaggropop1244 Agreed. It's a quote on a wall in Holland so in the Dutch context it stands, but in a desert I'd much rather have the committee approved contraption with two bumps up his back for water storage :-)

[@falconater68]

@@dasaggropop1244 Seems like a response Dwight Schrute would of said.

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

Studio interference is what made John Hughes quit. Exactly like Seth said, he had to sit in a room full of marketing people criticizing every word in his script. He couldnt take it.

[@summer-lu5cw]

I love off camera interviews, one of the few people who really lets artists actually speak and there’s always so much to take away from these clips

[@MrGMovieReviews]

green hornet is underrated

[@ahmeddemha]

I guess I'm one of the few who enjoyed "The Green Hornet." Flawed, but a fun film.

[@joechip1232]

I liked it, too. I wasn't amazing, but I had some good, dumb laughs :P

[@ProNorden]

Ahmed Manns, .. Green Hornet was a great premise of 'incompetent/oblivious hero "wises up" with help of servant-as-guardian /hero '.✌ Chris Pratt would have been better casting for the title role.

[@ericamlca]

I love his voiceee omg

[@creativevue5578]

Needed to see this today. Never letting go of who I am. It’s already gotten me this far.

[@Murmeldyrful]

Who watching this is thinking: “thank god half of Seth’s words are censored out”?

[@ramoniglesiasdiaz3164]

Bro whens new season coming out ?

[@retroman158]

When does the podcast episode drop?

[@theoffcamerashow]

Tomorrow morning! (April 25)

[@randybarrientes3083]

Seth Rogan inspiring I wish he could read this comment legendary pure genius

[@SosaRickGrimes]

where can I find the full Seth Rogan interview?

[@twotales7337]

Put the full videos on KZbin. It'll help you

[@deerhomeent]

...and what's the secret link to a version where there is no censoring people's words?

[@elenaphisher244]

They hire you to do what you do, then they ask “Why are you doing that?”.

[@comrad1238]

"I wish I wasn't doing it for"

[@joshhiroti]

triple negatives are tricky

[@mrbeans2425]

i actually didnt mind Green Hornet, sure it wasnt great but its in there with Green Lantern

[@christhomas9221]

smart dude

[@ProNorden]

#GreenHornet was a great premise of 'incompetent/oblivious hero "wises up" with help of servant-as-guardian /hero '.✌ Chris Pratt would have been better casting for the title role.

[@ben_west]

Would love to see what they actually wanted green hornet to be

[@hitsonacousticguitar]

I love this format and especially Seth's work, but something seems wrong with the audio of Seth when I listened on headphones. Anyway, thank you guys for these videos.

[@ahyaok100]

Green Hornet wasn't liked by critics too much but the studio still made over a 100 Million, so why should they care?

[@ShortDancing]

Am I the only one who likes green hornet?

[@jonathonbattiest4522]

sausage party was a great comedy.

[@CalviNNation]

I think this guy is doin sum drugz

[@carolcaldwell]

On the record. I liked Green Hornet!

[@ryanpesecky]

Evan Goldberg's face before getting off on Seth's wisdom. @1:01 Then the final release @2:05

[@matofilipovic7818]

I can't make heads or tails of that triple negative title xD

[@garnerday7149]

Nobody doesnt count towards a triple negative. I honestly wish it did, then it would make a touch more sense

[@matofilipovic7818]

@@garnerday7149 indeed

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

Sometimes studios are right. Lucas wanted to make SW a metaphor for the Vietnam war but 20th said fuck this shit its going to be about our war for independence. They were right.

[@DETHMOKIL]

Seth Rogen is kind of a goof ball lol

[@aloe-aurora]

This video title is in bad faith. Listen to Seth Rogen's guest appearance on the Scriptnotes podcast. He talks about how he took notes from Apatow while working on Undeclared and in that context notes were respectable and important.

[@sightnsound5]

"That wasn't true."

[@johnbrooke6867]

Even though the Green Hornet had some fun moments it was very forgettable. Now I want to see the film that Seth intended to make. I'm not surprised at all that execs who don't know shit about anything came in and squeezed some of the creative life out of this film. I think it could have been huge and worthy of sequels. The execs killed the life of their own i.p. Creatives have to be so wary of these soul suckers because everybody with an opinion thinks they need to share it. Having money or a title does not an expert make. What makes an expert is their experience in the field. What a money manager should be doing is looking at the success of previous films and thinking exclusively about how much it money it will take to make films of similar quality. Why would these people offer artistic advice when clearly it's not their field of expertise? These people don't know how dumb they actually are and the money they were born into keeps them from learning anything important, in my opinion.

[@jordanp8424]

The title's a triple negative, but I guess that still works.

[@mickesmanymovies]

Yup. Was gonna comment on a double negative, but looked again and there it was, the remarkable third negative. 😀

[@DarrenSemotiuk]

I'm not gonna say that you ain't wrong.

[@1234567890sunshine]

That laugh thought

[@beatrixwickson8477]

It's pretty simple, if the studio could write it themselves then Seth wouldn't even be necessary, just the fact that he's involved shows who is truly unnecessary.

[@Reggie2000]

The people who have been in the business for a long time, and are financing your film, want input on it? The lunatics!!!

[@jeffreybradford9838]

It's cool to have some input but too much and it kills your creativity. Especially if they have an agenda attached as well.

[@Reggie2000]

​@@jeffreybradford9838 Agreed. The best way I ever heard it put was like this. An executive wants just enough input to put their fingerprints on it if it does well, but not so many fingerprints that they get blamed if it doesn't do well. But ultimtily they do finance your films, so maybe he shouldn't be his usual arrogant self about the whole thing. Just a thought.

[@jeffreybradford9838]

@@Reggie2000 You definitely have to make compromises. Which is totally fine as long as you don't compromise your beliefs, your values, or anything like that.

[@Reggie2000]

@@jeffreybradford9838 We were mostly in sync on your first post, but maybe here is where we diverge. I just can't agree with you on this, when it comes to films. Maybe painting, music, standup, books, but not film. Why? Because of how the industry works, how their "viewed", and what they become. I for one, believe it or not, write screenplays. Have I sold one yet? Nope, but I have written three. Know what I have learned? No matter what my values and beliefs are, if they want to buy my screenplay and change everything, they will at the drop of a hat. So all I really need to write is a great first two acts, on a great story, and then try and get it into the right hands. Not easy on that last part. So now they make it. Should their own beliefs and values matter? NOPE! Why not? Because they are not paying for it, and they probably want the masses to see it. You see, film, unlike other mediums, is 100% profit driven. It really is. It can't exist without it, because it costs to much to make. Finally, unlike books and paintings, films have a shelf life. Beyond the first 18 months, their mostly worthless. Far less then 1% stand the test of time money wise. Right now with all of the new online movie apps their doing well again, but just 10 years ago, anyone could have bought the rights to 100 films for a few hundred thousand. I'm not even kidding, I saw it done. I'm not saying Back to the Future or anything, but for every BTTF, there is 1000 bad movies. But even if your Citizen Kane, it's like have you ever seen it? Me neither. It's that shelf life I was talking about. Painting, writing and performing songs, standup, even writing a book and self publishing to Amazon is cheap. Like under 100 bucks to start. But film is just to expensive to be a narcissist about it, and that is what Seth is deep down, a narcissist. Not trying to take shots, but between his clip and others I have seen him in, Seth likes him Some Seth and thinks at this point in his life, he is an expert and everyone else, especially the studio are dump people. Finally, Seth isn't even talking about values and beliefs here. He is just saying that he knows more. You know. Like a narcissist.

[@dayko1329]

Two heads are better than one. Nothing harmful in notes. They either reaffirm the confidence in your decisions or refine and sharpen the work.

[@anderssongibbs9013]

Pity the Americans can't get beyond the error in double-negatives. Title should read: "Don't take notes from anybody."

[@chandrastar5939]

Thanks for censorship. Jeepers. Naughty words are like bad and please adult conversation can we not censor.

[@sonijam]

Why do you censor the swear words? It's distracting and dumb and unnecessary.

[@DennisAlvey]

I LOVED him in Freaks and Geeks, but that being said... he is one of the most irritating people to listen to.

[@DennisAlvey]

Well that sequence in reverse, but yes. That’s typically how one observes an annoyance. In this case, read then complain. See?

[@jdsartre9520]

"that being said" has become one of the most irritating things to hear

[@twintalk2943]

same problem i have with joey diaz, just swallow the loogie or spit it out, but talking through it makes you sound like youre drowning.

[@Devilsblood]

I don't know I try to watch these interviews in hopes of my changing my thoughts and feelings about the guy and nothing. I still think he's annoying and having a conversation with him would feel like a chore.

[@vassa1972]

Interesting but he should stop smoking pot no offense