DeepSummary
Mike Rowe reads a new story titled 'Credit Where It's Due' which is about the disastrous movie 'Cocktail' starring Tom Cruise and Elizabeth Shue, and how Cruise saved Shue's life on the set when she almost ran into a helicopter's tail rotor blades. After reading the story, Mike and his friend Chuck discuss the movie, Cruise's acting career, dealing with critics' reviews, ego and wanting credit for creative works.
They reminisce about Mike's early days hosting 'Dirty Jobs' and how he initially didn't care about getting credit as the creator, but later wanted the 'created by' credit as the show became successful. They analyze why criticism from strangers can be so hurtful even when logically it shouldn't matter.
The conversation touches on separating art from the artist's personal life, the desire for validation through awards/recognition, and how success is sometimes defined differently by critics versus audiences. They conclude that while criticism inevitably comes with public endeavors, the human desire for positive feedback is universal.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Criticism, both positive and negative, can deeply affect creators even when it logically shouldn't from strangers.
- As personal investment grows in a creative work, the desire for proper credit and recognition also increases.
- Having trusted collaborators is essential when working on creative endeavors that require departing from chronology.
- Public figures open themselves up to unending criticism by being in the limelight, whether deserved or not.
- Separating the art from the artist's persona is an ongoing challenge that audiences navigate.
- Success is defined differently by critics versus audiences, which can create conflicting perspectives.
- The innate human desire for validation through positive feedback is a unifying experience.
- Maintaining self-awareness about one's own ego and being gracious towards others' successes is important.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Look, if Tom Cruise is not around to tackle you and pull your bacon out of the fire. Zippity doo dah, man.“ by Mike Rowe
- “Every time you would tell me that, you know, a great success that you had, I was like, wow, that is awesome. I was so happy for you because you're like my brother to me.“ by Chuck Klausmeyer
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Episode Information
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe
6/25/24
Here's a brand new story about the performance of a lifetime followed by another edition of Two Dudes Talking, a.k.a. Mike and Chuck break it down with some laughs.
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