“In season one, Cedric the Entertainer opens the front door. The two neighbors are there with a bunch of board games….And our showrunner at that time said, oh, we need to add Cedric walking up to the window and looking through the window and saying,...
“The trick is to always know what your next shot is. You don’t have to know what your shot is two shots from now, but you have to know what your next shot is so that when you do say cut, check the gate print, moving on, people know that you have the...
“So I was in a bit of a rut, around 40, you know, midlife crisis, been there, done that. And then, I did some MDMA and went to a rave, and everything changed. It was fantastic….It’s great for creativity because it makes your brain work in different...
“Just try new things. I mean, my whole life has been fun because I was willing to try writing screenplays, try writing a novel, try lecturing on the brain. Don’t be timid about it. Go for it. You can do it…also, you will want to give up many times....
“I’m looking at this script, LBJ, as my whole career rests on the outcome of this, whether or not it becomes a movie. And Bryan Cranston is lurking in the shadows making what becomes a Tony-winning play. And we’re just thinking, he’s killing...
