The Tim Ferriss Show

#71: The Master Creator - How Jon Favreau Went from Swingers to Elf to Ironman to Chef

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Apr 13, 2015
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Jon Favreau
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INSIGHT

Acting As A Director's Apprenticeship

  • Favreau credits working as an actor with giving him front-row seats to many directing styles he later emulated.
  • He argues observing directors in practice teaches more than formal apprenticeships or film school alone.
ANECDOTE

D&D Shaped Storytelling Skills

  • Favreau used Dungeons & Dragons in high school as a storytelling training ground and later connected it to filmmaking.
  • He compared dungeon mastering to creating cinematic experiences where participants feel subjective agency.
ANECDOTE

Cross-Country Motorcycle Awakening

  • Jon Favreau rode a motorcycle across the U.S. and described how the trip reshaped his perspective on life and community.
  • He learned people helped strangers and realized he was one small piece of a much larger world.
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