#121 Irwin Winkler Gives 50 Years Worth of Amazing Advice In 50 Seconds

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🗓️ 7 May 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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This week’s guest on Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu is Irwin Winkler. Irwin Winkler is an Academy Award-winning film producer and director with over 50 years of experience in the movie business and credits like Rocky, Goodfellas, and Raging Bull to his name. In this episode, he talks about the importance of failure and the meaning of success along with some tips on perseverance. This episode is sponsored by: Fundrise: Get your first 3 months of fees waived by going to fundrise.com/impact ButcherBox. Use the discount code: "TOM" at butcherbox.com to get 20$ off and FREE BACON Skillshare. Start learning on Skillshare today with 2 free months at skillshare.com/impacttheory Blinkist. Visit www.blinkist.com/IMPACT to try out the premium service completely free for 7 days! BrandCrowd. Get started for FREE by visiting BrandCrowd.com/maker SHOWNOTES: The secret to Irwin Winkler’s longevity in the movie industry and why he values curiosity [3:09] How Irwin is able to break through barriers and continue innovating in the movie industry [4:41] Irwin Winkler thinks on his feet. Here’s why [5:25] Irwin Winkler’s guiding principles for producing movies and living life [9:19] How Irwin Winkler developed confidence to pursue his ideas [15:38] The moments that shaped Irwin Winkler’s life[17:24] Irwin Winkler’s “pithy” advice for breaking into the movie industry [21:41] The “why” that drives Irwin Winkler [23:55] How Irwin Winkler manages stress and anxiety [24:57] The secret behind Irwin Winkler’s success in marriage [27:15] What has allowed Irwin Winkler to get so many films across the finish line [28:47] How Irwin Winkler handles change [30:56] The impact Irwin Winkler wants to have in the world [34:41] PEOPLE MENTIONED: Sylvester Stallone [12:44] John Steinbeck[18:20] William Faulkner [18:21] Scott Fitzgerald [18:23] Martin Scorsese [22:10] Robert De Niro [22:20] FILMS Mentioned: Rocky [13:47] Raging Bull [26:33] The Right Stuff [26:39] Goodfellas [26:46] All the President’s Men [26:54] Network [26:55] Taxi Driver [26:56] The Irishman [33:44]

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0:00.0	You're listening to Impact Theory.
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0:06.5	Hey everybody, welcome to Impact Theory.
0:08.5	Our goal with this show and company is to introduce you to the people and the ideas
0:12.4	that will help you actually execute on your dreams.
0:15.3	Alright, today's guest is one of the most accomplished film producers in the history of cinema.
0:20.9	Spanning one of the most fruitful and enduring careers of all time, he's made more than 60 films,
0:27.0	starting with Elvis Presley's double trouble back in 67 and running all the way through
0:31.5	one of this year's most anticipated films, The Irishman, starring Oscar winners Robert
0:37.1	De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino.
0:40.6	Over his astonishing career, he's created some of the most studied and often imitated landmarks
0:45.1	in world cinema, including Raging Bull, The Right Stuff, Good Fela's and Wolf of Wall
0:50.2	Street.
0:51.2	He's the only filmmaker with three films and the American film Institutes, list of the
0:56.2	100 greatest films of all time and his movies have been nominated for an unimaginable 51
1:02.2	Academy Awards and have taken home the honors and astonishing 12 times, including the highest
1:07.1	honor of all best picture for the classic Rocky.
1:11.1	His films are so good that retrospectives of his entire body of work have been done
1:15.4	by the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum
1:19.8	of Art.
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