JOHN RHYS-DAVIES: LOTR Pessimism, Barely Surviving Indiana Jones & Life After Loss

John Rhys-Davies (Indiana Jones, The Lord of the Rings) joins us this week for one of my favorite interviews yet.

The guy is prolific! He gets into everything from his pessimism heading into Lord of the Rings, the intimidation of working alongside Sean Connery, the immense difficulty of filming Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, and so much more.

John was an open book this week, going on to talk about the pain of losing a child, his outlook on life after death, and the current vacuum of creativity our industry is stuck in. Hope you enjoy.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
4:02 - John Rhys-Davies
6:20 - LOTR pessimism
9:20 - Fully functional class act
15:01 - Opinion on Sean Connery's alpha behavior
19:23 - Nutrafol
22:10 - Auditioning
24:10 - Why he wanted to deny LOTR Gimli offer
26:50 - Why he said yes to LOTR Gimli offer
29:00 - Admiration for Peter Jackson
31:17 - Difficulty of shooting LOTR
36:05 - Confirming Indiana Jones rumors
40:24 - Relationship with Harrison Ford + Steven Spielberg
42:20 - Betterhelp
43:42 - Discover
45:30 - Improvisation on LOTR + Not the beard!
50:10 - Losing a child
52:58 - Preparing his children for his departure
57:10 - We know nothing
59:58 - Passion for original storytelling
1:03:15 - Outro
1:07:52 - Couldn’t do it without you

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