Turning Disappointment into Growth with Shawn Levy

What led to Levy’s “Hollywood System Career”

The power of seeing yourself with harsh clarity to truly know thyself

Understanding on the other side of the hard path is a chance at greatness

Reconciling the idea of your identity with who you really are and what you can be

Knowing how to use your words, persona and vision to inspire movie stars (and money) to bet on you

Spielberg’s advice on knowing when you’ve got it right

Why Shawn believes directing requires decisive leadership and being clear about what you want

Learning the language of actors so you can put them in the mood and the moment so they can be great

What Shawn and Ryan Reynolds added to the Free Guy script and why it worked

How Shawn picks his projects based on comedic and heart-felt content