Robert had the opportunity to talk film, life and BRASS KNUCKLE with the world’s top podcaster and fellow Austinite, Joe Rogan, this week.

I had the honor of accompanying Robert to Joe Rogan’s studio for the taping of their podcast together. What an experience! Joe runs a tight ship, and I had a blast feeding off the energy and watching two masters of their respective crafts meet for the first time. 

They talked about facing up to criticism and how your best work comes when you commit to a body of work. 

Robert shared some of the lessons that came back to him from rereading Rebel without a Crew when he was preparing to record the audio book.

He told stories of how working with so-called “difficult” actors like Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke turned into some of his best experiences.

They also went deep on how great artwork can inspire great movies, like Frank Miller’s work did for Robert with Sin City. And how Frank Frazetta’s legendary artwork could be the inspiration for another Conan movie. Frazetta has always been one of Rogan’s all time favorite artists. Robert talked about how Frazetta inspired the Salma Hayek character in From Dusk Till Dawn, how Frazetta created the now famous movie poster and the way the artist’s work transports you to another world.  That was a special interaction to treasure.

Robert even tried to convince Joe to come act in one of our Brass Knuckle films. Joe didn’t accept, but watch closely and maybe you’ll catch a glimmer of excitement in his eyes. Challenge accepted.  

You can check out the podcast on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.

— Alexis Garcia
Brass Knuckle Films