Don't Be A Jerk. Try To Love

My Grandfather Was Bob Shad, One Of Those Legendary Jazz And Blues Producers - He Worked With Charlie Parker And Dinah Washington, And He Produced Janis Joplin's Album [1967's Big Brother & The Holding Company]. He Always Owned Small Labels As Well - He Had A Label Called Mainstream Records In The 70s.

Every Time I'm In Editing, There's Always A Moment Where You Think, "maybe This Should Be Six Or Seven Minutes Shorter, But I'm Losing Character And Story That I Think Is Important." When I Like Things, I'm Not In A Rush For Them To End.

In The Writing, I'm Just Trying To Go Deeper, Emotionally, And Learn More About Myself And Reveal More And Find A Way To Connect With People In New Ways.

You Can Do Weird Things On Tv - There Are Happy Stories, Sad Stories, Dark Stories. But With A Movie, It Always Has To End Satisfying. Unless You're The Coen Brothers, And It Ends With Somebody Getting Shot In The Head.

People Like The Comedy More When They Care About The Characters.