Adam Carolla Show Neal McDonough Talks Discipline, Marriage, and Working with the Rock
18 snips
Jan 27, 2026 
Neal McDonough, veteran actor (Minority Report, Captain America) and filmmaker, reflects on discipline as his career cornerstone and the role his wife and family play in his work. He talks parenting five kids, making independent films with Angel Studios, perseverance through career lows, and a funny behind-the-scenes story about working with Dwayne Johnson.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Grandmother's Long Commute
- Adam tells his grandmother Helen Gorog's decades-long commute across the Sepulveda Pass to the VA.
- He uses that memory to argue traffic and infrastructure problems have long roots and unmet promises.
Conformity Driven By Job Market
- Adam observes many celebrities take identical public positions because they depend on being employable.
- He links Hollywood conformity to the industry's audition economy and job insecurity.
Discipline Over Shortcuts
- Neal McDonough attributes career longevity to discipline, faith, and family rather than shortcuts.
- He frames 'diet and exercise' as both literal habits and metaphors for consistent life practices.