Josh Waitzkin

Like I remember when I was playing chess because I was a chess player from age 6 to 23. That was my first art.

Like I remember when I was playing chess because I was a chess player from age 6 to 23. That was my first art.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Many moons ago. That was fucking weird.

Many moons ago. That was fucking weird.

Many moons ago. That was fucking weird.

So the book came out when I was 11 years old. My dad actually wrote the book. He was a writer, and he ended up just writing about the journey from me starting to play chess to winning my first national championship. And when the book came out, it felt like I read it, and it felt true. I was a little pissed off because I didn't want people to know when I cried. I was an 11-year-old.

So the book came out when I was 11 years old. My dad actually wrote the book. He was a writer, and he ended up just writing about the journey from me starting to play chess to winning my first national championship. And when the book came out, it felt like I read it, and it felt true. I was a little pissed off because I didn't want people to know when I cried. I was an 11-year-old.

So the book came out when I was 11 years old. My dad actually wrote the book. He was a writer, and he ended up just writing about the journey from me starting to play chess to winning my first national championship. And when the book came out, it felt like I read it, and it felt true. I was a little pissed off because I didn't want people to know when I cried. I was an 11-year-old.

I didn't want to be vulnerable. But that felt like – and that was my first real thrust into some degree of spotlight. And I was the national champion at that point, and I was each year for those years. So I was at the top of the chess world, the youth chess world, and then I had the movie come out. the book came out. And then when the movie came out, it was a shit show.

I didn't want to be vulnerable. But that felt like – and that was my first real thrust into some degree of spotlight. And I was the national champion at that point, and I was each year for those years. So I was at the top of the chess world, the youth chess world, and then I had the movie come out. the book came out. And then when the movie came out, it was a shit show.

I didn't want to be vulnerable. But that felt like – and that was my first real thrust into some degree of spotlight. And I was the national champion at that point, and I was each year for those years. So I was at the top of the chess world, the youth chess world, and then I had the movie come out. the book came out. And then when the movie came out, it was a shit show.

I hated the movie when it first came out.

I hated the movie when it first came out.

I hated the movie when it first came out.

because I thought it had nothing to do with my life. Years later, I was able to see it as a work of art separate from my life and see it that way. And I was able to see how it was thematically true in many ways to themes in my life. But my first teacher, Bruce Pendolfini, who's still a very dear friend of mine, Ben Kingsley played him as this mean guy. And I've had terrible coaches in my life.

because I thought it had nothing to do with my life. Years later, I was able to see it as a work of art separate from my life and see it that way. And I was able to see how it was thematically true in many ways to themes in my life. But my first teacher, Bruce Pendolfini, who's still a very dear friend of mine, Ben Kingsley played him as this mean guy. And I've had terrible coaches in my life.

because I thought it had nothing to do with my life. Years later, I was able to see it as a work of art separate from my life and see it that way. And I was able to see how it was thematically true in many ways to themes in my life. But my first teacher, Bruce Pendolfini, who's still a very dear friend of mine, Ben Kingsley played him as this mean guy. And I've had terrible coaches in my life.