
he’s an American actor and film producer he gained worldwide fame for his
he gained worldwide fame for his
he gained worldwide fame for his starring roles in Star Wars and the
starring roles in Star Wars and the
starring roles in Star Wars and the Indiana Jones trilogy his career spanned
Indiana Jones trilogy his career spanned
Indiana Jones trilogy his career spanned six decades and includes roles in
six decades and includes roles in
six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blockbusters he’s
several Hollywood blockbusters he’s
several Hollywood blockbusters he’s Harrison Ford and here’s my take on his
Harrison Ford and here’s my take on his
Harrison Ford and here’s my take on his top ten rules for success rule number
top ten rules for success rule number
top ten rules for success rule number one is my personal favorite and make
one is my personal favorite and make
one is my personal favorite and make sure to stick around all the way to the
sure to stick around all the way to the
sure to stick around all the way to the end for some special bonus clips also as
end for some special bonus clips also as
end for some special bonus clips also as Harrison is talking if he says something
Harrison is talking if he says something
Harrison is talking if he says something that really resonates with you please
that really resonates with you please
that really resonates with you please leave it in the comments and put quotes
leave it in the comments and put quotes
leave it in the comments and put quotes around it so other people can be
around it so other people can be
around it so other people can be inspired as well
there was there was a guy named Mike
there was there was a guy named Mike Nichols who a great film director he was
Nichols who a great film director he was
Nichols who a great film director he was half of Nichols in May great stage
half of Nichols in May great stage
half of Nichols in May great stage director one of the smartest guys I ever
director one of the smartest guys I ever
director one of the smartest guys I ever met and funny hugely funny guy but the
met and funny hugely funny guy but the
met and funny hugely funny guy but the occasion of one of my some early success
occasion of one of my some early success
occasion of one of my some early success or attachment to somebody else’s success
or attachment to somebody else’s success
or attachment to somebody else’s success which is really what’s common success he
which is really what’s common success he
which is really what’s common success he said to me don’t let them turn you into
said to me don’t let them turn you into
said to me don’t let them turn you into a thing no I don’t still didn’t know
a thing no I don’t still didn’t know
a thing no I don’t still didn’t know exactly what that means now do I but
exactly what that means now do I but
exactly what that means now do I but it’ll come to you I took all these years
it’ll come to you I took all these years
it’ll come to you I took all these years well I mean you know somebody will
well I mean you know somebody will
well I mean you know somebody will approach you with something that is not
approach you with something that is not
approach you with something that is not who you are or what you want to be but
who you are or what you want to be but
who you are or what you want to be but has a utility to them or perceived
has a utility to them or perceived
has a utility to them or perceived utility to them and that I’ll call that
utility to them and that I’ll call that
utility to them and that I’ll call that a thing look your worshipfulness let’s
a thing look your worshipfulness let’s
a thing look your worshipfulness let’s get one thing straight I take orders
get one thing straight I take orders
get one thing straight I take orders from just one person me we met doing a
from just one person me we met doing a
from just one person me we met doing a Merton graffiti I was introduced to him
Merton graffiti I was introduced to him
Merton graffiti I was introduced to him I actually wasn’t introduced to him I
I actually wasn’t introduced to him I
I actually wasn’t introduced to him I was there was a casting call for a
was there was a casting call for a
was there was a casting call for a character in American Graffiti and
character in American Graffiti and
character in American Graffiti and George Lucas was some guy sitting in the
George Lucas was some guy sitting in the
George Lucas was some guy sitting in the back of the room and never said anything
back of the room and never said anything
back of the room and never said anything and I got
and I got
and I got I got a call from the casting director
I got a call from the casting director
I got a call from the casting director and the producer of the film a guy named
and the producer of the film a guy named
and the producer of the film a guy named Fred ruse and he said George would like
Fred ruse and he said George would like
Fred ruse and he said George would like you to play a part in American Graffiti
you to play a part in American Graffiti
you to play a part in American Graffiti I said how much he said four hundred and
I said how much he said four hundred and
I said how much he said four hundred and eighty five dollars a week and I said
eighty five dollars a week and I said
eighty five dollars a week and I said you got to be kidding I’m a carpenter I
you got to be kidding I’m a carpenter I
you got to be kidding I’m a carpenter I have a job I make like 16 bucks an hour
have a job I make like 16 bucks an hour
have a job I make like 16 bucks an hour you I can’t I can’t take the cut in pay
you I can’t I can’t take the cut in pay
you I can’t I can’t take the cut in pay I got I got a kid to feed ugh 485 bucks
I got I got a kid to feed ugh 485 bucks
I got I got a kid to feed ugh 485 bucks and I hung up and they called back in
and I hung up and they called back in
and I hung up and they called back in about two or three hours and Fred said
about two or three hours and Fred said
about two or three hours and Fred said we’ve been going through the going
we’ve been going through the going
we’ve been going through the going through the budget with Gary Kurtz and
through the budget with Gary Kurtz and
through the budget with Gary Kurtz and we found a little bit more money for you
we found a little bit more money for you
we found a little bit more money for you and we really said how much he said $500
and we really said how much he said $500
and we really said how much he said $500 I said I’ll take it
I said I’ll take it
I said I’ll take it [Music]
the satisfaction for me comes in small
the satisfaction for me comes in small doses it comes from from a day’s work I
doses it comes from from a day’s work I
doses it comes from from a day’s work I go to work we have a job to do we’ve got
go to work we have a job to do we’ve got
go to work we have a job to do we’ve got a bit of story to tell they’ve got 200
a bit of story to tell they’ve got 200
a bit of story to tell they’ve got 200 people to work with you do your job and
people to work with you do your job and
people to work with you do your job and you feel you know the satisfaction of
you feel you know the satisfaction of
you feel you know the satisfaction of hard work and application and all the
hard work and application and all the
hard work and application and all the rest of the good things that work is and
rest of the good things that work is and
rest of the good things that work is and then you know you go away and come back
then you know you go away and come back
then you know you go away and come back and do it the next day so for me the
and do it the next day so for me the
and do it the next day so for me the whole pleasure of acting is the work
whole pleasure of acting is the work
whole pleasure of acting is the work itself sure the day-to-day work of of
itself sure the day-to-day work of of
itself sure the day-to-day work of of collaborating with people trying to get
collaborating with people trying to get
collaborating with people trying to get a story
a story
a story up on the screen what’s your operating
up on the screen what’s your operating
up on the screen what’s your operating number the only advice I’ve ever offered
number the only advice I’ve ever offered
number the only advice I’ve ever offered young actors is is to try and figure out
young actors is is to try and figure out
young actors is is to try and figure out how to do it for yourself never be
how to do it for yourself never be
how to do it for yourself never be caught with the with the idea that that
caught with the with the idea that that
caught with the with the idea that that you can imitate someone else’s success
you can imitate someone else’s success
you can imitate someone else’s success as much as you might admire what someone
as much as you might admire what someone
as much as you might admire what someone else does
else does
else does don’t try and imitate that find your own
don’t try and imitate that find your own
don’t try and imitate that find your own way
way
way find what find your own voice find your
find what find your own voice find your
find what find your own voice find your own feelings and that will make will
own feelings and that will make will
own feelings and that will make will give you a unique opportunity you are a
give you a unique opportunity you are a
give you a unique opportunity you are a philosophy major in college do you have
philosophy major in college do you have
philosophy major in college do you have a philosophy by which you live today I
a philosophy by which you live today I
a philosophy by which you live today I don’t think I don’t think I have
don’t think I don’t think I have
don’t think I don’t think I have something that’s pronounceable as a as a
something that’s pronounceable as a as a
something that’s pronounceable as a as a philosophy do you believe in the force
when it was fashionable to say may the
when it was fashionable to say may the force be with you
force be with you
force be with you I always said force yourself
I always said force yourself
I always said force yourself now it’s fashionable again well I’ll say
now it’s fashionable again well I’ll say
now it’s fashionable again well I’ll say again then the forces within you force
again then the forces within you force
again then the forces within you force yourself look I ain’t in this for your
yourself look I ain’t in this for your
yourself look I ain’t in this for your revolution man I’m not in it for you
revolution man I’m not in it for you
revolution man I’m not in it for you princess I expect to be well paid I’m in
princess I expect to be well paid I’m in
princess I expect to be well paid I’m in it for the money
it for the money
it for the money so are there times when you feel like
so are there times when you feel like
so are there times when you feel like you’re gonna take a chance and do
you’re gonna take a chance and do
you’re gonna take a chance and do something that that might not work but
something that that might not work but
something that that might not work but it’s so good that you want to do it it
it’s so good that you want to do it it
it’s so good that you want to do it it was like with 42 was that an example of
was like with 42 was that an example of
was like with 42 was that an example of something that you thought was slightly
something that you thought was slightly
something that you thought was slightly risky but you really wanted to do it
risky but you really wanted to do it
risky but you really wanted to do it it’s risky every time you out yeah yeah
if it’s been a great success and you do
if it’s been a great success and you do it
it
it Indiana Jones movie and the falsehood
Indiana Jones movie and the falsehood
Indiana Jones movie and the falsehood doesn’t
doesn’t
doesn’t it’s not ambitious enough the risk is it
it’s not ambitious enough the risk is it
it’s not ambitious enough the risk is it you know will you defend this group of
you know will you defend this group of
you know will you defend this group of people that are very that have best
people that are very that have best
people that are very that have best what the
what the
what the there was something that was important
there was something that was important
there was something that was important so you know I think there’s a nerve
so you know I think there’s a nerve
so you know I think there’s a nerve there’s a risk every time I’m making a
there’s a risk every time I’m making a
there’s a risk every time I’m making a massive yourself it’s that something I
massive yourself it’s that something I
massive yourself it’s that something I mean this is this is not a business
mean this is this is not a business
mean this is this is not a business where you get to hide your there you
where you get to hide your there you
where you get to hide your there you show up it’s your face it’s your
show up it’s your face it’s your
show up it’s your face it’s your reputation it’s your life get off my
reputation it’s your life get off my
reputation it’s your life get off my plane but shortly after overcoming the
plane but shortly after overcoming the
plane but shortly after overcoming the the problem of fear I became really
the problem of fear I became really
the problem of fear I became really intrigued in in in figuring out how to
intrigued in in in figuring out how to
intrigued in in in figuring out how to tell stories and I felt a sense of
tell stories and I felt a sense of
tell stories and I felt a sense of community with the people I was working
community with the people I was working
community with the people I was working with that I had never really felt before
with that I had never really felt before
with that I had never really felt before in in in my life I was always kind of a
in in in my life I was always kind of a
in in in my life I was always kind of a loner and I wasn’t a sports guy I wasn’t
loner and I wasn’t a sports guy I wasn’t
loner and I wasn’t a sports guy I wasn’t a student council kind of guy so I I
a student council kind of guy so I I
a student council kind of guy so I I felt useful in storytelling and I felt
felt useful in storytelling and I felt
felt useful in storytelling and I felt fulfilled by it and so that’s something
fulfilled by it and so that’s something
fulfilled by it and so that’s something I thought I ought to give a give a shot
[Music]
[Music] basically what success meant to me was
basically what success meant to me was
basically what success meant to me was the opportunity to be useful so somebody
the opportunity to be useful so somebody
the opportunity to be useful so somebody else you know might entertain me as a as
else you know might entertain me as a as
else you know might entertain me as a as a choice but it also meant that I could
a choice but it also meant that I could
a choice but it also meant that I could I could use that event of a success to
I could use that event of a success to
I could use that event of a success to do something different than what was
do something different than what was
do something different than what was expected I could go to another genre I
expected I could go to another genre I
expected I could go to another genre I could go to another kind of role I could
could go to another kind of role I could
could go to another kind of role I could go from the success of witness to the
go from the success of witness to the
go from the success of witness to the opportunity of Mosquito Coast right and
opportunity of Mosquito Coast right and
opportunity of Mosquito Coast right and and and people say wait a minute
and and people say wait a minute
and and people say wait a minute you know might not be the best career
you know might not be the best career
you know might not be the best career choice and I thought well I don’t have
choice and I thought well I don’t have
choice and I thought well I don’t have to make the best career choice I have to
to make the best career choice I have to
to make the best career choice I have to make a choice that will challenge me and
make a choice that will challenge me and
make a choice that will challenge me and then be interesting for me what are you
then be interesting for me what are you
then be interesting for me what are you looking at I know what I’m doing as your
looking at I know what I’m doing as your
looking at I know what I’m doing as your process is an actor changed over the
process is an actor changed over the
process is an actor changed over the years well it I have learned from each
years well it I have learned from each
years well it I have learned from each experience you know what what works
experience you know what what works
experience you know what what works better than something else so I think
better than something else so I think
better than something else so I think experience helps it has helped me I
experience helps it has helped me I
experience helps it has helped me I didn’t really know what I was doing when
didn’t really know what I was doing when
didn’t really know what I was doing when I started so it took a while for me to
I started so it took a while for me to
I started so it took a while for me to figure it out did I help you in playing
figure it out did I help you in playing
figure it out did I help you in playing this role as a CEO experience I think
this role as a CEO experience I think
this role as a CEO experience I think all of the experience I’ve had in life
all of the experience I’ve had in life
all of the experience I’ve had in life both in the film work and outside of it
both in the film work and outside of it
both in the film work and outside of it as helps helps to prepare me to think
as helps helps to prepare me to think
as helps helps to prepare me to think about
about
about a different kind of character I got a
a different kind of character I got a
a different kind of character I got a bad feeling about this
bad feeling about this
bad feeling about this [Music]
it’s played every time I walk on a stage
it’s played every time I walk on a stage every time I walk off a stage it’s worse
every time I walk off a stage it’s worse
every time I walk off a stage it’s worse than that was playing in the operating
than that was playing in the operating
than that was playing in the operating room when I went in for my colonoscopy
room when I went in for my colonoscopy
room when I went in for my colonoscopy what’s the first thing that comes to
what’s the first thing that comes to
what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see that what that picture
mind when you see that what that picture
mind when you see that what that picture of you cute
have you ever seen a ghost no what’s
have you ever seen a ghost no what’s your favourite swearword
it appears to be everyone’s a celebrity
it appears to be everyone’s a celebrity other than you that your wife has a
other than you that your wife has a
other than you that your wife has a crush on you hell is something that you
crush on you hell is something that you
crush on you hell is something that you do that embarrasses your kids come home
if they made a movie about your life
if they made a movie about your life what would it be called Oh
thank you guys so much for watching I
thank you guys so much for watching I made this video because Prince J asked
made this video because Prince J asked
made this video because Prince J asked me to so if there’s a famous
me to so if there’s a famous
me to so if there’s a famous entrepreneur that you want me to profile
entrepreneur that you want me to profile
entrepreneur that you want me to profile next leave it down in the comments below
next leave it down in the comments below
next leave it down in the comments below and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love
and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love
and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know which of the top 10 rules had
to know which of the top 10 rules had
to know which of the top 10 rules had the biggest impact on you and why what
the biggest impact on you and why what
the biggest impact on you and why what did you learn what changes are you gonna
did you learn what changes are you gonna
did you learn what changes are you gonna make how did you see the world now in a
make how did you see the world now in a
make how did you see the world now in a different way leave in the comments and
different way leave in the comments and
different way leave in the comments and I will join in the discussion and
I will join in the discussion and
I will join in the discussion and finally I want to give a quick shout out
finally I want to give a quick shout out
finally I want to give a quick shout out to Mason Larson Mason bought 10 copies
to Mason Larson Mason bought 10 copies
to Mason Larson Mason bought 10 copies of my book thank you so much for that
of my book thank you so much for that
of my book thank you so much for that Mason those are you watching if you want
Mason those are you watching if you want
Mason those are you watching if you want your chance at a shadow in a future
your chance at a shadow in a future
your chance at a shadow in a future video make sure to pick up a copy of the
video make sure to pick up a copy of the
video make sure to pick up a copy of the book and email in your receipt so we can
book and email in your receipt so we can
book and email in your receipt so we can keep track thank you guys so much for
keep track thank you guys so much for
keep track thank you guys so much for watching
watching
watching continue to believe or whatever your one
continue to believe or whatever your one
continue to believe or whatever your one where it is and I’ll see you soon
my question is regarding you being known
my question is regarding you being known as a somewhat private person in real
as a somewhat private person in real
as a somewhat private person in real life whether that has ever affected your
life whether that has ever affected your
life whether that has ever affected your ability as an actor to extend to your
ability as an actor to extend to your
ability as an actor to extend to your character that intimate side of yourself
character that intimate side of yourself
character that intimate side of yourself that we all sort of strive to give to
that we all sort of strive to give to
that we all sort of strive to give to each character we portray no I’m a
each character we portray no I’m a
each character we portray no I’m a private person in my private life in my
private person in my private life in my
private person in my private life in my working life I expect to grant my
working life I expect to grant my
working life I expect to grant my audience complete and total access
audience complete and total access
audience complete and total access everybody’s got a backstage pass you
everybody’s got a backstage pass you
everybody’s got a backstage pass you know you have to be willing to live in
know you have to be willing to live in
know you have to be willing to live in front of people
front of people
front of people live in front of people let them see the
live in front of people let them see the
live in front of people let them see the good the bad the ugly the weak the
good the bad the ugly the weak the
good the bad the ugly the weak the strong the conflicted
strong the conflicted
strong the conflicted the terrible one of the things about
the terrible one of the things about
the terrible one of the things about acting that I that gives me the greatest
acting that I that gives me the greatest
acting that I that gives me the greatest satisfaction is the opportunity for that
satisfaction is the opportunity for that
satisfaction is the opportunity for that emotional exercise that investment to
emotional exercise that investment to
emotional exercise that investment to the point where it produces true emotion
the point where it produces true emotion
the point where it produces true emotion it’s not about you again
it’s not about you again
it’s not about you again it’s about your the continuity between
it’s about your the continuity between
it’s about your the continuity between you and the rest of your race
you and the rest of your race
you and the rest of your race it’s about being human and it’s about
it’s about being human and it’s about
it’s about being human and it’s about sharing that humanity and and knowing
sharing that humanity and and knowing
sharing that humanity and and knowing that humanity it’s among some of the
that humanity it’s among some of the
that humanity it’s among some of the most important moments of my life you
most important moments of my life you
most important moments of my life you know I think ambition and passion and an
know I think ambition and passion and an
know I think ambition and passion and an unique point of view is really important
unique point of view is really important
unique point of view is really important and fuels artists especially but I the
and fuels artists especially but I the
and fuels artists especially but I the you know the one thing I can say is find
you know the one thing I can say is find
you know the one thing I can say is find a way to be useful find a way to not
a way to be useful find a way to not
a way to be useful find a way to not insist on your dream include your dream
insist on your dream include your dream
insist on your dream include your dream include other people in be useful to the
include other people in be useful to the
include other people in be useful to the process that you want to be part of
process that you want to be part of
process that you want to be part of don’t disdain it make it work for you
don’t disdain it make it work for you
don’t disdain it make it work for you make you work for them and then you’ll
make you work for them and then you’ll
make you work for them and then you’ll be you’ll find it a lot easier to be to
be you’ll find it a lot easier to be to
be you’ll find it a lot easier to be to work your way into the system so find a
work your way into the system so find a
work your way into the system so find a way to be useful I don’t have an
way to be useful I don’t have an
way to be useful I don’t have an ambition for particular roles I have an
ambition for particular roles I have an
ambition for particular roles I have an ambition to do good work with good
ambition to do good work with good
ambition to do good work with good people tell stories that are compelling
people tell stories that are compelling
people tell stories that are compelling and emotional and to engage my own
and emotional and to engage my own
and emotional and to engage my own ambitions to do
ambitions to do
ambitions to do good work that’s my that’s my goal for
good work that’s my that’s my goal for
good work that’s my that’s my goal for my professional life the most important
my professional life the most important
my professional life the most important work ever if you had to think of one
work ever if you had to think of one
work ever if you had to think of one word that’s most important to you or
word that’s most important to you or
word that’s most important to you or that sums you Apple that would be like a
that sums you Apple that would be like a
that sums you Apple that would be like a little beacon they believe nation if you
little beacon they believe nation if you
little beacon they believe nation if you want to know what the most important one
want to know what the most important one
want to know what the most important one word is for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk
word is for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk
word is for Tony Robbins Gary Vaynerchuk Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard
Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard
Oprah Winfrey will.i.am and Howard Schultz I have a very special secret
Schultz I have a very special secret
Schultz I have a very special secret video for you check the description for
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