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Tim Ferriss · 2024-04-08

Legendary Actor Scott Glenn — How to Be Super Fit at 85 & How to Pursue Your Purpose

Legendary Actor Scott Glenn — How to Be Super Fit at 85 & How to Pursue Your Purpose

Recommended on this episode

BookRecommendedISBN verified

Practical Shooting: Beyond Fundamentals

Brian Enos

“it's about when you enter the space of doing something the less thought that can be involved and the more you're just present in the now the better it will be”
“do you know who Brian Enos is... so he wrote a book called practical shooting Beyond fundamentals and it's about when you enter the space of doing something”— Scott Glenn
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Don't Shoot the Dog

Karen Pryor (inferred)

“excellent book... it is the top recommendation always for people who are considering getting a dog for any type of training it is an excellent”
“I was reading this book called Don't Shoot the dog excellent book isn't it a great book it is the top recommendation always for people who are considering getting a dog”— Tim Ferriss

The guest's own work

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Apocalypse Now

Francis Ford Coppola (inferred)

“His impressive film resume includes performances in Apocalypse Now Urban Cowboy the right stuff Silverado The Hunt for Red October”— Tim Ferriss
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Urban Cowboy

James Bridges (inferred)

“His impressive film resume includes performances in Apocalypse Now Urban Cowboy the right stuff Silverado The Hunt for Red October”— Tim Ferriss
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The Right Stuff

Philip Kaufman (inferred)

“His impressive film resume includes performances in Apocalypse Now Urban Cowboy the right stuff Silverado The Hunt for Red October”— Tim Ferriss
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Silverado

Lawrence Kasdan (inferred)

“His impressive film resume includes performances in Apocalypse Now Urban Cowboy the right stuff Silverado The Hunt for Red October”— Tim Ferriss
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The Hunt for Red October

John McTiernan (inferred)

“His impressive film resume includes performances in Apocalypse Now Urban Cowboy the right stuff Silverado The Hunt for Red October the Silence of the Lambs”— Tim Ferriss
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The Silence of the Lambs

Jonathan Demme (inferred)

“the Silence of the Lambs Backdraft The Virgin Suicides and the born ultimatum I would venture that every single one of you would recognize his face”— Tim Ferriss
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Backdraft

Ron Howard (inferred)

“the Silence of the Lambs Backdraft The Virgin Suicides and the born ultimatum I would venture that every single one of you would recognize his face”— Tim Ferriss
MediaBy the guest

The Virgin Suicides

Sofia Coppola (inferred)

“the Silence of the Lambs Backdraft The Virgin Suicides and the born ultimatum I would venture that every single one of you would recognize his face”— Tim Ferriss
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The Bourne Ultimatum

Paul Greengrass (inferred)

“the Silence of the Lambs Backdraft The Virgin Suicides and the born ultimatum I would venture that every single one of you would recognize his face”— Tim Ferriss
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The Leftovers

Damon Lindelof (inferred)

“Scott has appeared on the small screen as Kevin Garvey senior in The Leftovers the blind Sensei stick in Marvel's Daredevil”— Tim Ferriss
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Marvel's Daredevil

Marvel (inferred)

“the blind Sensei stick in Marvel's Daredevil and the Defenders and as the retired Sheriff Allan Pangborn in Castle Rock”— Tim Ferriss
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The Defenders

Marvel (inferred)

“the blind Sensei stick in Marvel's Daredevil and the Defenders and as the retired Sheriff Allan Pangborn in Castle Rock”— Tim Ferriss
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Castle Rock

Hulu (inferred)

“and as the retired Sheriff Allan Pangborn in Castle Rock this year Scott will return to HBO to join season 3 of The White Lotus”— Tim Ferriss
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The White Lotus (season 3)

HBO (inferred)

“this year Scott will return to HBO to join season 3 of The White Lotus”— Tim Ferriss
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The Baby Maker

James Bridges (inferred)

“we moved to LA for me to do the first film I ever did which was called Baby Maker”— Scott Glenn
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Nashville

Robert Altman (inferred)

“I did a couple of sort of very small parts in big important American movies one was Nashville Bob alman's film”— Scott Glenn
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The Cattle Annie and Little Britches (Cattle Annie)

Lamont Johnson (inferred)

“it was the duelan Dalton Gang Western and I was told by a lot of people I went down there you're going to love Rod stiger”— Scott Glenn
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Killer Joe

Tracy Letts (inferred)

“The second time it happened was doing an Off Broadway play called Killer Joe and I just realized that up until one part of Killer Joe”— Scott Glenn
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Bad Monkey

Apple TV+ (inferred)

“it happened to me again with Vince vaugh doing a series that hasn't come out yet... it's called Bad Monkey it stars Vince and the first day on the set”— Scott Glenn
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Eugene the Marine

“the next job I got after that was something called Eugene the Marine which is this lowbudget thriller that will be coming out sometime in the next year”— Scott Glenn
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The Leftovers

Damon Lindelof (inferred)

“the next time it happened I was doing leftovers and I had been in two seasons of The Leftovers and I'd gone from just being a character”— Scott Glenn
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Off Limits

Christopher Crowe (inferred)

“I was there as an actor doing a movie called off limits and it was the King's birthday and he was turning 60”— Scott Glenn
BookBy the guest

Friction Zone

Scott Glenn

“this is one of one of your books friction Zone it's the most Elemental way that human beings have to communicate ideas and feelings”— Tim Ferriss
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Room Service

Scott Glenn

“she said well I'm going to publish it self-publish so that was room service”— Scott Glenn

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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The Paleo Solution

Robb Wolf (inferred)

“Rob wolf who is a former research biochemist and two-time New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and wired to eat”— Tim Ferriss
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Wired to Eat

Robb Wolf (inferred)

“two-time New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and wired to eat Rob created element by scratching his own itch”— Tim Ferriss
ProductReferenced

Teeter inversion table (FeetUp)

“that feed up thing over there I used to oh wow yeah look at that I know the feed up... so I'll I'll invert myself and then drop my heels over”— Scott Glenn
ProductReferenced

Kettlebell (32 lb / 16-24 kg)

“what I've been doing a lot is quick and dead for me that's just 10 kettle bell swings either with a 32 lb”— Scott Glenn
BookReferenced

The Quick and the Dead

Pavel Tsatsouline (inferred)

“what I've been doing a lot is quick and dead for me that's just 10 kettle bell swings either with a 32 lb”— Scott Glenn
ProductReferenced

GMC Jimmy

GMC

“just to feel my GMC Jimmy I'll drive to Houston and I'll see you down there”— Scott Glenn
ProductReferenced

Harley-Davidson motorcycle

Harley-Davidson

“friction zone is where you want to be with a big heavy motorcycle like a Harley-Davidson to drive it slowly you're slipping the clutch constantly”— Scott Glenn