Episode
#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
2:07:15
Published: Sat Sep 09 2017
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Darren Aronofsky (@DarrenAronofsky) is the founder and head of production company Protozoa Pictures. He is the acclaimed and award-winning filmmaker behind both cult classics and blockbusters, including Pi (which earned him a Best Director award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival), Requiem For a Dream, The Wrestler (the third U.S. film in history to win the esteemed Golden Lion award), Black Swan (which won Natalie Portman the Academy Award for Best Actress and garnered four other Oscar nominations), Noah (His biblically inspired epic that opened at number at the box office and grossed more than $362,000,000 worldwide), and his latest, mother!, a psychological horror-thriller film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, and Michelle Pfeiffer. In this episode, we explore a wide range of topics, including: His creative process and "nomadic writing" Work environment and highly unusual desks The "Month of Fury" How to navigate tough conversations over creativity and control Psychedelics Dealing with critics And much more... Many thanks to Peter Attia for making the introduction -- check out his three previous appearances on this show here. Please enjoy! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at tim.blog/podcast. This podcast is brought to you by WordPress, my go-to platform for 24/7-supported, zero downtime blogging, writing online, creating websites -- everything! I love it to bits, and the lead developer, Matt Mullenweg, has appeared on this podcast many times. Whether for personal use or business, you're in good company with WordPress -- used by The New Yorker, Jay Z, Beyonce, FiveThirtyEight, TechCrunch, TED, CNN, and Time, just to name a few. A source at Google told me that WordPress offers "the best out-of-the-box SEO imaginable," which is probably why it runs nearly 30% of the Internet. Go to WordPress.com/Tim to get 15% off your website today! This podcast is also brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audiobooks. I have two to recommend: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Vagabonding by Rolf Potts All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is visit Audible.com/Tim. Choose one of the above books, or choose any of the endless options they offer. That could be a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or even a class. It's that easy. Go to Audible.com/Tim and get started today. Enjoy.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Five Bullet Friday is an email newsletter that goes out every Friday with five short bullet points of the coolest things that Tim Ferriss has found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, supplements, gadgets, and more.
Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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21:54 - 30:31 (08:37)
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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38:34 - 43:53 (05:19)
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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51:21 - 1:01:13 (09:51)
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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1:01:13 - 1:09:30 (08:16)
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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1:09:30 - 1:15:41 (06:11)
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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1:23:20 - 1:29:40 (06:20)
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#263: Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky — Exploring Creativity, Ignoring Critics, and Making Art
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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