“Animation is Not a Genre. It’s a Medium.” Maurice Williams and Ian Edelman on Kid Cudi’s ‘Entergalactic’
“I’d always been a big fan of the written word, from childhood, in different mediums,” says Maurice Williams. “Whether it be youthful song writing or my undergraduate degree in journalism. There’s just beauty in the creation, the alchemy of having nothing and then you have something, about writing.” In this case, the something from nothing […]
“How Does Jimmy McGill Become Saul Goodman?” Peter Gould on ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’
There are spoilers for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul in this interview. “In the beginning, the two shows were very different, at least for me,” says Peter Gould, in regards to writing for Breaking Bad and then being the co-creator of Better Call Saul. “When we started Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan had already shot […]
“Never Push for Laughs In Comedy” David West Read on ‘Schitt’s Creek’ & ‘The Big Door Prize’
“I don’t know what made me want to be a writer, but I loved doing it from a very early age,” says screenwriter David West Read.“ I started making movies with my friends when I was in elementary school. I would have them over for sleepovers, then hand out scripts.” Back then, the parodies were […]
“The High Drama of Everyday Life” Paul Lieberstein and Aaron Zelman on ‘Lucky Hank’
“I was particularly interested in writing comedy,” says Paul Lieberstein, who is best known for playing Toby on The Office, but has writing credits for King of the Hill, The Drew Carey Show, Ghosted, Space Force, and now, Lucky Hank. “In my twenties, I learned there was a whole industry there, and you can do […]
“Mary Tyler Moore If She Were a Murderous Psychopath” Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker on ‘Harley Quinn’
“We were interns together at A Band Apart Productions, which was Quentin Tarantino’s production company,” says Justin Halpern, about his partnership with Patrick Schumacker. “We worked in commercials and music videos, but we never saw Quentin, ever. Ever.” Back then, Halpern wanted to be a screenwriter and Schumacker wanted to be a commercial and music […]
