Zach Braff joins Rich to talk about authentic writing, sobriety, creativity, and his new film 'A Good Person' starring Florence Pugh & Morgan Freeman. To read more about Zach and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾http://bit.ly/richroll744 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich 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 00:02:30 - Back pain is the result of emotional trauma. 00:06:11 - Tragedy and trauma. 00:11:06 - How to write a film about recovery. 00:16:38 - Florence Pugh is a powerhouse performer. 00:21:43 - Conducting the movie's tone as a director. 00:24:04 - The current landscape of releasing a movie in theaters. 00:28:14 - How do you balance the creative act of making art and 'shipping' it to the world? 00:33:14 - Expressing your authentic voice. 00:35:08 - Find your people and speak to them. 00:38:27 - Ad Break 00:40:18 - Working out grief & mental health with writing. 00:45:03 - Discovering your calling at an early age. 00:50:21 - His first job out of college. 00:55:20 - Working at a Vietnamese restaurant in the 90s. 00:59:16 - The first screenplay he ever wrote. 01:03:50 - How Kevin Smith turned him on to social media. 01:04:53 - Larry David loved Zach's movie. 01:07:03 - Getting your ass in the chair and staring at the cursor. 01:12:50 - Harrison Ford in a comedy. 01:16:41 - The importance of having a hard conversation with people. 01:21:26 - Going against story tropes and audience expectations. 01:25:03 - How do you make art and entertainment work together? 01:28:23 - The power of the film is that it doesn’t have an arc. 01:32:59 - Not taking no for an answer and getting every single one. 01:37:12 - Audiences need a story as to why a particular film is worth making the trek. 01:41:17 - Advice for aspiring storytellers. The power of building a streak. 01:49:43 - Closing * * * * * 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: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast