#424: Brian Koppelman on Making Art, Francis Ford Coppola, Building Momentum, and More

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways If you want to expand your world, you must first improve yourself so you have more to offer to the world“By doing work on myself, by trying to grow, by trying to read more and learn more, I then am prepared to engage when I reach out to somebody I admire” – Brian Koppelman“Going to bed at night feeling like you don’t have to hate yourself is the great gift you can give to yourself ”– Brian KoppelmanHow to not hate yourself: Find ways to help others, be responsible for your own behaviors, and don’t let yourself down on your core valuesWhen someone gives you feedback, take it from the point-of-view of a professional (keep what applies and throw out what doesn’t) instead of taking it emotionally“I really find that to be a hallmark of someone who can make a lot of progress in term of their creative endeavors” – Tim FerrissDon’t ask for feedback if the project is already finished and nothing can be done to change itIf someone gives you bad feedback, don’t be a jerk about it“We all have the responsibility, if we can, to protect the feelings of those that we’re interacting with. We can be truthful without being an asshole. We can be constructive and corrective without making someone else feel worse.” – Brian KoppelmanWith Twitter, you can track someone’s creative process and scroll down their timeline to see how they became successful“To me Twitter is the most amazing creation, it’s the icing on the cake of what the internet could be because it allows us to get right inside of all these different processes” – Brian Koppelman“A lot of growing up is learning to shift the responsibility from the other to the self” – Brian Koppelman“It’s never a mistake to tell people to be careful with opiods” – Brian Koppelman

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“A lot of growing up is learning to shift the responsibility from the other to the self.” — Brian Koppelman

Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman) is a screenwriter, novelist, director, producer, and host of The Moment podcast. Prior to his hit show Billions, which he co-created and executive produced (and co-wrote on spec), he was best known as the co-writer of Rounders and Ocean’s Thirteen, as well as a producer of The Illusionist and The Lucky Ones. He has also directed films, such as Solitary Man, starring Michael Douglas.

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