This book by Simon Bisley came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Greg Broadmore. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
Wētā Workshop — Stories from The Lord of the Rings, Four Tenets to Live By, and Untapping Creativity
“might have been how I was introduced to Simon Bisley for the first time slaying the horn God right oh my God look at that this is the book right there”— Greg Broadmore
The guest here is Richard Taylor and Greg Broadmore: Richard Taylor is the co-founder (with wife Tanya) of Wētā Workshop, the New Zealand design and effects company behind Lord of the Rings, King Kong, and District 9. Greg Broadmore is a longtime Wētā Workshop concept artist, designer, and creator of the Dr. Grordbort's universe and the comic One Path. Wētā Workshop founder Richard Taylor and artist Greg Broadmore on creativity, craft, and the lessons behind Lord of the Rings.
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