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Episode 1410 - Tim Blake Nelson

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How to Make a Movie - You Get Your Money

As an actor, did you have direct experience of that stuff? Less so. I learned a lot more about the business when I started directing and raising money for my own projects or raising money in partnership with others for my own films. Because there's no reason unless you're looking to be in business with an outlet on a miniseries or if Netflix is going to throw you a bunch of cash to actually make a movie. There's no reason to do it that way. If you can find the money and get people attached, make the fucking movie.

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Speaker 1
That's a great way of putting it. Yeah, not everybody's getting a trophy. There's not unconditional love. Right, and you don't get awarded. I'm here.
Speaker 5
So
Speaker 2
it took me a long time to learn that. But I don't know. I've never really been in the game.
Speaker 5
But in terms
Speaker 3
of the power play that is going to be at the core of this and the politics of it,
Speaker 5
I mean, as an actor, did
Speaker 1
you have direct experience of that stuff? Less so. I learned a lot more about the business when I started directing and raising money for my own projects or raising money in partnership with others for my own projects. Because I quickly learned that it was going to be important for me and I would urge you to do this as well. But I think you already said you're going to do it, which is to be your own producer. To be on that. After working with Lynn on Sword
Speaker 3
and seeing her
Speaker 2
work on Outside In and just realizing that you gather your people and you make the
Speaker 3
movie. You get your money. Because there's no reason unless you're looking to be in
Speaker 2
business with an outlet on a miniseries or if Netflix is going to throw you a bunch of cash to actually make a movie. But then you're beholden on some
Speaker 5
level. There's no reason to do it that
Speaker 3
way. If you can find the
Speaker 5
money and get people
Speaker 3
attached, make the fucking
Speaker 1
movie. Yes, that is what you should do. But you can only do the, I've found that I can only do that because I have this other side job which is being an actor. Because the more money your project costs, the more you're going to need others. And the more you're going to have to listen to what they have to say and that could possibly corrupt your vision.
Speaker 5
Right, but if it's not a large studio and it's
Speaker 3
just a guy that
Speaker 5
you kind of
Speaker 3
know,
Speaker 1
you have to know that's right.

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