Brian Koppelman

Screenwriter, Director & Showrunner · 1 appearance on the record.

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Together with writing partner David Levien, he wrote feature films including Rounders and Ocean's Thirteen and co-created the Showtime drama series Billions. They also developed the series Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, alongside Koppelman's work hosting the podcast The Moment.

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Insight

Koppelman: Drastic life changes for creative goals are often self-sabotage

“I think sometimes sort of taking huge drastic action that's external to the actual project or external to the actual mission is dramatic, and it feels great in the moment, but it turns out to be another way of self-sabotage, right? I must quit my job in order …”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 15:03 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

Opinion

Koppelman: Film writing demands more original storytelling than television writers' rooms

“Being a movie writer, you really have to survive by your wits. There's nothing holding you in place. There's nothing there's sort of no safety harness. You're just floating out there trying to come up with the next good idea, trying to get hired, trying to sel…”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 31:31 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

Opinion

Koppelman: Giuliani and Christie exploited public office for personal political ambition

“Because the other thing we realized was a lot of these prosecutors, we looked around at people like Giuliani and Chris Christie, and we saw that There were people using these positions of the public interest for their own personal good. So yes, they would do t…”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 35:21 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

Insight

Koppelman: Writing morning pages daily makes producing creative work easier

“Doesn't happen immediately, but after, after a month of doing this every day, even three weeks, you will find that not only is it easier to produce work, but you're just slightly lighter in the way you move through the world.”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 8:35 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

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Koppelman: Over half who completed The Artist's Way published previously blocked work

“I would say I've bought Cameron's book for a hundred people, Maybe 20 of those people actually took the time to do the book. Of those, more than half ended up publishing work that they'd been unable to produce before that.”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 8:49 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

Insight

Koppelman: Calculating the odds of creative success discourages taking action

“One, you have to calculate less. You have to calculate less. If you, the more you try to game this stuff out, the more it becomes clear the odds are against you, and you can't win.”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 17:32 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

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Koppelman: Movies and television are rapidly merging on streaming platforms

“Movies exist on streaming platforms now, so I think these things are all becoming one thing pretty quickly.”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 26:42 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

Insight

Koppelman: US Attorneys hold king-like power through immense prosecutorial discretion

“These United States attorneys who were like kings because they have this tremendous amount of discretion as far as what they're going to prosecute, when and how.”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 33:02 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

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Koppelman co-created Billions after a box-office flop and HBO firing

“David and I wrote a movie that completely bombed at the box office. It was a disaster on Rotten Tomatoes. We were involved in a high profile project that was going to be on HBO and it never happened. We got fired from it before it even begun. And we had a movi…”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 42:51 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

Disclosure

Koppelman: A 60-page Billions teleplay relies on a 20-page scene outline

“For every episode of Billions, let's say an episode of Billions, the teleplay is 60 pages. The outline from which we worked is usually 20 pages.”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 21:10 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

Disclosure

Koppelman: HBO hedge fund project died during the 2008 financial crash

“David and I started trying to write about them eight years before billions ever happened, and almost did a project about them at HBO, and the last minute didn't happen because of the financial crash of”

Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 33:35 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
#83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters	May 12, 2020	43m

Brian Koppelman

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