Rebel Without a Crew by Robert Rodriguez. I'm a filmmaker and that book glorifies guerrilla filmmaking like no other. Really fun book by the guy who unfortunately didn't go on to make very many critical successes but did create the masterpiece of cinema that is Sharkboy and Lavagirl
Robert Rodriguez is incredibly successful on his own terms. 99% of his world would kill to have his career. When I was younger I tended to have less respect for people that weren't at the pinnacle of their careers. A scientist who just teaches at a university and publishes papers.. how mundane. A filmmaker with mixed success, a game developer who never made a famous game, an entrepreneur without a unicorn IPO.. Really all these people are probably very talented and living fulfilling lives that many envy.
