Creative Spark: Mike White

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  • čas přidán 6. 07. 2014
  • Screenwriter Mike White ("School of Rock," "Nacho Libre") takes viewers inside his creative process in an exploration of where ideas come from.
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Komentáře • 66

  • @burntgod7165
    @burntgod7165 Před 5 měsíci +6

    Just realised he created The White Lotus. The process was worth it 😅

  • @EmiDTV
    @EmiDTV Před 8 lety +18

    this dude has SUCH a distinct voice

  • @AustinStorm
    @AustinStorm Před 10 lety +15

    I love that he makes talking about his creative process funny - it matches his outlook.

  • @SamuelDaram
    @SamuelDaram Před 10 lety +44

    Thumbs up if you feel that Mike White has just given us the best validation for our procrastination tendencies! 0:57

  • @geaniegail931
    @geaniegail931 Před 6 lety +17

    this is my "go to" when I need a pick me up, and it never fails to motivate me and make me feel inspired lol plus, I just love Mike White. I didn't even know who he was, but he is so genuine and simply funny... my kind of people.

  • @babybangers
    @babybangers Před 7 lety +23

    I swear this is my exact process before I begin writing

    • @jamesdotson504
      @jamesdotson504 Před 7 lety +2

      Mine too! What do you write?

    • @leif1075
      @leif1075 Před rokem

      How do you stay motivated and keep it fun and enjoyable?

  • @giorgigudiashvili4876
    @giorgigudiashvili4876 Před 7 lety +10

    Man I love this guy. Great screenwriter who wrote School of Rock and Good Girl. Perfect movies!

  • @lukeorrell4645
    @lukeorrell4645 Před rokem +3

    .28 reading "the hotel book."....the white lotus inspiration began

  • @audthebod
    @audthebod Před 10 lety +17

    this resonates with me and i appreciate the validation for my procrastination of watching this video!

  • @doug
    @doug Před 10 lety +27

    this makes me want to start writing!

    • @EmiDTV
      @EmiDTV Před 8 lety +1

      same!

    • @i.ftekhar
      @i.ftekhar Před 5 lety

      Doug Armstrong I just came from the new ep and season of survivor

  • @JorgeBenavidesjobenaviphoto

    I was procrastinating now watching this :)

  • @JakeJarvi
    @JakeJarvi Před 10 lety +20

    This is such a great look at writing as a process.

    • @i.ftekhar
      @i.ftekhar Před 5 lety

      pineappleboyfilms I just came from the new ep and season of survivor

  • @WinterlyHeights
    @WinterlyHeights Před 5 měsíci +2

    Binge-watching Mike White's interviews after finishing White Lotus 🙃

  • @barefootandindependent
    @barefootandindependent Před 9 lety +6

    chuck and buck is, without a doubt, one of the best films ever. the good girl is way up there too. kim kelly is my friend is still one of my favorite titles of all time! his whole body of work is absolutely amazing. year of the dog. bam.

  • @geaniegail931
    @geaniegail931 Před 6 lety +4

    I feel so much more normal now, totally validated. love Mike White.

  • @haad2246
    @haad2246 Před rokem +2

    This guy is a genius!

  • @MichaelDanielHikerLionKing

    Holy shit, that is my method on the money...lazy and full of self loathing for not working , but enjoying the day and letting the 'time' hit and when it does it comes out clear and fast and a lot.
    Cant force it ever

  • @i.ftekhar
    @i.ftekhar Před 5 lety +3

    I just came from the new ep and season of survivor

  • @Manon-rc5tb
    @Manon-rc5tb Před 8 lety +1

    Great video, thanks !

  • @jerrylafaery4748
    @jerrylafaery4748 Před 2 lety +1

    Oh my gawd… I love this guy

  • @goddesstopaz544
    @goddesstopaz544 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing. I thought I was the only one who goes through this phase.

  • @naveenkumarcena9385
    @naveenkumarcena9385 Před 3 lety +1

    This video really looking like a short film

  • @michaelschlichte3505
    @michaelschlichte3505 Před rokem

    This video always inspires me. Love Mike White!

  • @crossbac11
    @crossbac11 Před 3 lety

    Love this. Thank god for people like Mike White. Stay original and true to yourself. Amen. And also his video gave me the good deep belly laughs.

  • @altfox0
    @altfox0 Před 10 lety +10

    I love this series, it never fails to inspire me.

    • @SamuelDaram
      @SamuelDaram Před 10 lety +1

      Agree! Thank you to the Academy for this latest one with Mike White.

  • @ForeverMasterless
    @ForeverMasterless Před 6 lety +1

    This is so true to life, lol. I spend some amount of time every day laying in bed and I'm sure it seems crazy to my girlfriend like, why are you laying in bed in the middle of the day doing nothing? Cause that's where the ideas happen! That's where I go to get past a road block. If I stay sitting at my desk there's too many distractions. Maybe I'll go on facebook, think about my back hurting, etc. The bed is where I can just not have a screen front of me, have my body totally relaxed and not strained, close my eyes, and just be nothing but a consciousness floating in a void. I dream of having my own sensory deprivation tank one day.

  • @gRosh08
    @gRosh08 Před rokem

    Thank you for sharing.

  • @jonkohan4934
    @jonkohan4934 Před 8 lety +2

    This is 95% my method too. Love knowing I'm not crazy.

  • @NoAnchorTV
    @NoAnchorTV Před 10 lety

    I feel the same way! I am constantly building up ideas in my head while doing seemingly useless things.

  • @autopilotlevel7296
    @autopilotlevel7296 Před 8 lety

    i so can relate. i have to feel like im really procrastinating to build up creative energy.

  • @writingfromthetopofyourhea2408

    What he says about the creative process here is absolutely right on (and I'm a creativity coach and writer.) And if you watch "Enlightened," you'll realize that this guy has the authority to say whatever the heck he wants to say about the creative process anyways. Cause in my mind, Mike White is absolutely downright stunningly brilliant. His voice has a ring to it like Peter Handke's in "Wings of Desire," and he won the Nobel Prize in literature last year. (Call me a rabid Mike White fan. Yea.)

    • @leif1075
      @leif1075 Před rokem

      What aboit Enlightened makes you say he has the authority to say whatever he wants I'm curious? I don't know anything about the movie and haven't seen it.

  • @drobertjordan
    @drobertjordan Před 2 lety

    Bless you, good sir...

  • @monicaleon2601
    @monicaleon2601 Před 5 lety

    Hahaha this Creative Spark video really made me laugh. I've seen nearly all of them, this contrast in approaching creation was real fun.

  • @AndreasFilms
    @AndreasFilms Před 10 lety +4

    haha I love this guy!!

  • @liquidbabydoll2
    @liquidbabydoll2 Před 9 lety +1

    i

  • @Deva7
    @Deva7 Před 9 lety +12

    Great writer, but also a great actor. I LOVED his show Enlightened. He's totally hot, I love him, can't stop thinking of him :)

  • @piaxgft5799
    @piaxgft5799 Před 2 lety

    brilliant

  • @egonzalez920
    @egonzalez920 Před rokem

    8 years later white lotus comes out! Great story

  • @sodhicreativefilms
    @sodhicreativefilms Před 9 lety

    This is me, inside-out.. Its weird when someone else explains your process, it then stays with you for a while before you forget it again and start writing

  • @peartist2
    @peartist2 Před rokem

    This guy was in Me Myself and Irene correct?

  • @jenniferjordan5841
    @jenniferjordan5841 Před 9 lety +5

    I have a similar writing process. Now I feel less guilty about it. ;-)

    • @tonyirenn2560
      @tonyirenn2560 Před 9 lety

      Jennifer Jordan omg! i totally felt the same

  • @film_magician
    @film_magician Před rokem +1

    Are you the dude from
    Survivor??

  • @tashkenty
    @tashkenty Před 3 lety

    He’s also a great actor. He should’ve been nominated and won for best actor in chuck and buck

  • @Darfaultner
    @Darfaultner Před 5 lety +3

    SHUT UP, I'M WORKING!

  • @jeaniecorrea
    @jeaniecorrea Před 9 lety +1

    That was funny! I'm not sure I can really run with his guilt-free procrastination principle! Well, maybe a little. :)

  • @johnwesson2759
    @johnwesson2759 Před 7 lety +2

    He must be rich. Look at his house.

  • @RBDrummer5
    @RBDrummer5 Před 10 lety

    This dude is the shit.

  • @robschneider8310
    @robschneider8310 Před 7 lety +1

    Lol this guy is hilarious

  • @ninjaman3710
    @ninjaman3710 Před 2 lety

    I think he is freak tyler in entlightment

  • @LiveAmplifiedshow
    @LiveAmplifiedshow Před 9 lety

    As a fellow screenwriter, I get off on putting people through an emotional roller coaster. I want people to feel like they just got out of the most intense conversation they have ever had and it changes their life.

  • @user-iy9xg4uq9i
    @user-iy9xg4uq9i Před 9 lety

    lmao now i have an excuse for loafing

  • @hootsifer-darling
    @hootsifer-darling Před rokem

    this is adhd. looks like you're doing nothing but really the mind is racing at a million miles an hour and once you start something you're ALL in

  • @arbiter569
    @arbiter569 Před 7 měsíci

    This guy wrote one good movie lol

  • @janfire
    @janfire Před 5 lety +1

    gay