What creative insights I learned from Bruce Lee by reading: Bruce Lee, A Life, by Matthew Polly (https://amzn.to/3xMAUyJ).
*Bonus PDF:* https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up
*Timestamps*
00:00:00 How Bruce Lee was Found by Hollywood
00:01:41 Bruce Lee as an ICON
00:05:33 The Many Names of Bruce Lee (The Child Star)
00:18:28 Bad School Kid (Fighting)
00:25:14 Martial Arts - Wing Chun
00:38:52 Moving to the US and Cha-Cha
00:48:41 America & Teaching Wing Chun
01:02:52 What Robin was to Batman
01:13:59 Jeet Kune Do
01:21:44 Longstreet
01:29:09 The Hong Kong Films
01:41:38 Hollywood’s New Man: Enter the Dragon
01:49:54 The Passing
01:54:11 The Icon (Bruce Lee's Legacy)
*Art mentioned*
- Bruce Lee Screen Test, Video (1965) (
https://youtu.be/k2BKNDc48N4?si=tiqQk2SMq11qL5G-)
- The Children’s Paradise, Comic Book
- #2 - Hayao Miyazaki, ICONS Episode (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UhThYvwGY23UBYFwrJsTg?si=bdUV6hRISUO5OvpG7YFJwQ)
- My Son-A-Chang, Film
- An Orphan’s Tragedy, Film
- Sins of the Father, Film
- In the Face of Demolition, Film
- The Guiding Light, Film
- #1 - 50 Cent, ICONS episode (https://open.spotify.com/episode/22cuw9wcUL80eLjaFOldVq?si=vdISJfcQRdCZf2j34G5cbQ)
- The Art of Learning, Josh Waitzkin, Book (https://amzn.to/4fmcKen)
- The Mind, Explored, Newsletter (https://www.mindexplored.com/)
- The Orphan, Film (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193458/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cred_t_14)
- 1000 True Fans, Kevin Kelly, Essay (https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/)
- Batman, TV Series (https://amzn.to/4foD0oj)
- The Green Hornet, TV Series (https://amzn.to/48s7V0I)
- Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Film (https://amzn.to/4hnIEcg)
- Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu, Book (https://amzn.to/3YGKjlW)
- Longstreet, TV Series (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066681/)
- Bruce Lee Pierre Berton Interview, Video (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1lzkH-e4U)
- The Big Boss, Film (https://amzn.to/3YkR0c5)
- Fist of Fury, Film (https://amzn.to/4fmUWjf)
- The Way of The Dragon, Film (https://amzn.to/40ojDYy)
- Game of Death, Film (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077594/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_game%2520of%2520death)
- Enter the Dragon, Film (https://amzn.to/4foOhFw)
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