have you ever had an idea so big so
crazy so impossible that you just didn't
know where to start you didn't know what
to do next
I've got one of those a little over a
year ago just after making my first
feature-length documentary I decided to
start a podcast I know in 2017 not the
most original idea but as a filmmaker
who had gone through my share of
failures I wanted to talk with other
creators about their experience
it was amazing to be able to learn from
filmmakers entrepreneurs rappers and
journalists about their stories and how
they made things happen you know
reaching out to complete strangers
having them come over your apartment
share coffee have an hour-plus
conversation about the things that we've
done right and wrong over the years
things we would have done differently
was such an amazing learning experience
and in a lot of ways it opened the world
up to me it got me to reach out of my
comfort zone and talk with people I
never would have before which leads me
to my big crazy idea I thought about
this I thought about like who would be
the ultimate guest to have on the show
who inspires me the most who would be
like just in and of itself getting them
to come on my podcast would be an
accomplishment
and came down to one person Dwayne the
rock Johnson have you bring up the rock
in every podcast I've been trying to get
ahold of the rock he's not picking up
he's not answering my phone calls and
who's this Matt dude I'm a nobody I
wouldn't mind getting the rock we'll see
I'll see if I can put in a good word I
want to touch the rock not literally
that would be creepy he's got this thing
called the rock clock have you heard it
no so you wake up with the rock so you
lived off it you wanted to touch the
rust yeah can you stop smiling at me
like that it's just really it's really
creeping me out
and you didn't have to wear a suit I
said it was casual stalking is the most
sincere form of flattery so this isn't a
video about how I finally got ahold of
the rock and he's coming on my podcast I
wish we're not there yet I think we have
a long way to go this is a video to let
the world know at least my very small
part of the world know what I'm trying
to attempt here because I can't do this
alone
as much as I wish I could just pick up
the phone and get through to Dwayne the
rock Johnson it's not gonna happen like
that
so over the past year I've started to
put in the ground work it started with a
framed photo on my wall then I placed
the same photo in my wallet I watched
that documentary the secret and they
said that I could get a red bike if I
just think about it so this is kind of
me doing that you have to feel it then I
built the website it's called get the
rock on Matt's podcast calm and it's got
a huge button on it that auto generates
new tweets at the rock and as my podcast
has grown some of the guests that I've
had on the show have met the rock they
know someone that knows someone they've
worked with him and even those that are
friends with him but he's like literally
one of the sweetest
you know most kindest hearted humans
I've ever met
that can crush you we're getting closer
every week so I'm gonna be doing a bunch
of things on this channel over the next
as long as it takes you know whether
it's three months or three years or more
I recently binge watch every single
Dwayne the rock Johnson going to be over
the course of two months that video is
gonna be coming out very soon I've got
some other videos I'm working on and
really when it comes down to it this is
something that I want to be fun and
ridiculous and over-the-top because I'm
really doing this for you okay
that's not true that's totally not true
I'm doing this for me I'm also doing it
for you I'm doing it for us is what I'm
trying to say because I do want to show
you and I want to show myself prove to
myself what's possible when you just
have a crazy ambitious idea and you
actually try to make it happen you
actually do everything it takes to bring
it to life you know that's why I'm here
that's why I'm doing this and hopefully
that's something that you can be a part
of as well thanks so much for watching
this video guys I hope you liked it if
you can do one thing right now it's to
go over to get the rock on Matt's
podcast calm click the tweet' spot him
check out some of the stuff that I've
done so far and be a part of this
journey with me thank you so much
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