Director Judd Apatow joins Rich to discuss his journey to Hollywood, his perspective on comedy, & why embracing your inner weirdo is key to unlocking creativity. To read more about Judd and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/RichRoll769 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich ROKA - GET 20% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: https://www.roka.com/pages/richroll?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=youtube-2307-rxsun-general-reco-richroll-endurance&utm_content=richroll LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS & DAN DRAKE https://www.blakecurtis.net/ https://www.dandrake333.com/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:46 Accepting Your Story's Value 00:06:54 Curiosity about other comedians and comedy 00:12:16 The elusiveness of comedy 00:12:27 Comedy's timeliness and holding up over time 00:17:32 The power of specific and relatable storytelling 00:20:26 Lena Dunham's Show and Underrepresented Stories 00:21:37 Writing and Self-Help Books 00:27:09 Lack of Emotional Communication in the Past 00:30:34 Love as Materialism 00:33:41 Ad break 00:34:40 The Importance of Support 00:36:49 The Path of Comedy 00:41:32 Finding Your People and Pursuing Your Passion 00:43:19 Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey 00:48:15 Creating The Ben Stiller Show 00:50:39 Directing opportunities and collaboration 00:51:12 Productivity and workaholism 00:58:04 Mentorship and the influence of Garry Shandling 01:12:09 Regrets and Failures of Generosity 01:13:33 David Milch's Writing Process 01:14:55 Creating Circumstances for Flow State 01:22:02 Writing Process and Morning Pages Discussion about the writing process 01:26:38 Conflict Between Writers Guild and Industry 01:29:40 Impact of production delays on the entertainment industry 01:31:33 The impact of metadata on creativity 01:38:41 The need for experimentation in the entertainment industry 01:40:06 The success of Squid Game and Beef as fresh and new shows 01:45:52 The impact of social media on young people 01:48:48 Importance of having a reason and passion for creativity 01:50:22 The diversity of opinions and preferences in entertainment 01:52:23 Dealing with criticism and not seeking validation from everyone 01:54:32 Judd's question for Rich - How to enjoy working out? 02:07:53 Closing remarks * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 2630 Conejo Spectrum St. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 #richroll #richrollpodcast