Isaac Aptaker

I would come in there a lot. Sterling was a fixture. You guys would all come in, but he was a fixture.

I came in a lot. Well, two reasons for it. And you guys can reflect this back to me. Cause it was my second long-term show. I did six years on a show called Army Wives. And one of the things that the showrunner would always tell me is like, dude, The better I know you, the easier it is for me to write for you. So this idea that you can't come in and talk is sort of anathema.

I came in a lot. Well, two reasons for it. And you guys can reflect this back to me. Cause it was my second long-term show. I did six years on a show called Army Wives. And one of the things that the showrunner would always tell me is like, dude, The better I know you, the easier it is for me to write for you. So this idea that you can't come in and talk is sort of anathema.

I came in a lot. Well, two reasons for it. And you guys can reflect this back to me. Cause it was my second long-term show. I did six years on a show called Army Wives. And one of the things that the showrunner would always tell me is like, dude, The better I know you, the easier it is for me to write for you. So this idea that you can't come in and talk is sort of anathema.

Just come in and say hi. It doesn't have to be a big deal. You can just do that. And I was like, okay. The open door policy was there. I was like, I'll just come in and say hi. But it's also because all the storylines are so individuated and everybody who watches the show thinks we're all around each other all the time.

Just come in and say hi. It doesn't have to be a big deal. You can just do that. And I was like, okay. The open door policy was there. I was like, I'll just come in and say hi. But it's also because all the storylines are so individuated and everybody who watches the show thinks we're all around each other all the time.

Just come in and say hi. It doesn't have to be a big deal. You can just do that. And I was like, okay. The open door policy was there. I was like, I'll just come in and say hi. But it's also because all the storylines are so individuated and everybody who watches the show thinks we're all around each other all the time.

But you know, you go on the Katobi track, you're on the Rebecca track, et cetera. So I loved seeing what everybody else was doing and what the trajectories for all the other characters were. Like I was as invested in that as I was, maybe even more so to a certain extent. I was like, okay, Randall's cool, but like, what's going on with Jacob? Is this Vietnam?

But you know, you go on the Katobi track, you're on the Rebecca track, et cetera. So I loved seeing what everybody else was doing and what the trajectories for all the other characters were. Like I was as invested in that as I was, maybe even more so to a certain extent. I was like, okay, Randall's cool, but like, what's going on with Jacob? Is this Vietnam?

But you know, you go on the Katobi track, you're on the Rebecca track, et cetera. So I loved seeing what everybody else was doing and what the trajectories for all the other characters were. Like I was as invested in that as I was, maybe even more so to a certain extent. I was like, okay, Randall's cool, but like, what's going on with Jacob? Is this Vietnam?

You do. I mean, that's the thing. They would ask us all the time, like, do you guys know when Jack dies and whatnot? I'm like, yes. To your credit, you guys laid out this beautiful tapestry and map that we, in the present, were always operating with this knowledge of, like, this happened in our past, right? Because I don't know how...

You do. I mean, that's the thing. They would ask us all the time, like, do you guys know when Jack dies and whatnot? I'm like, yes. To your credit, you guys laid out this beautiful tapestry and map that we, in the present, were always operating with this knowledge of, like, this happened in our past, right? Because I don't know how...

You do. I mean, that's the thing. They would ask us all the time, like, do you guys know when Jack dies and whatnot? I'm like, yes. To your credit, you guys laid out this beautiful tapestry and map that we, in the present, were always operating with this knowledge of, like, this happened in our past, right? Because I don't know how...

Some people say in certain TV shows, they're like, no, I just like to take it one at a time or what have you. And I feel like if you're doing a play or a film, you have the beginning, middle, and end. And so we can all sort of together help sort of chart the trajectory.

Some people say in certain TV shows, they're like, no, I just like to take it one at a time or what have you. And I feel like if you're doing a play or a film, you have the beginning, middle, and end. And so we can all sort of together help sort of chart the trajectory.

Some people say in certain TV shows, they're like, no, I just like to take it one at a time or what have you. And I feel like if you're doing a play or a film, you have the beginning, middle, and end. And so we can all sort of together help sort of chart the trajectory.

And I feel like sometimes, and I feel like there's a level of respect in this writer's room for actors that doesn't all, sometimes you feel, and you can feel it when you're being played like a pawn. Just do this. Pawn goes here, you do that. And then don't worry about the thing that happens next. We'll let you know when that next thing happens. And you're like, all right.

And I feel like sometimes, and I feel like there's a level of respect in this writer's room for actors that doesn't all, sometimes you feel, and you can feel it when you're being played like a pawn. Just do this. Pawn goes here, you do that. And then don't worry about the thing that happens next. We'll let you know when that next thing happens. And you're like, all right.

And I feel like sometimes, and I feel like there's a level of respect in this writer's room for actors that doesn't all, sometimes you feel, and you can feel it when you're being played like a pawn. Just do this. Pawn goes here, you do that. And then don't worry about the thing that happens next. We'll let you know when that next thing happens. And you're like, all right.

But because there was some sort of like shared collective experience or whatnot, like there was buy-in and there was a mutual respect. And it was like, oh no, we're all kind of doing this thing together. Like these, they're on the words, but like, I have thoughts and feelings and ideas, et cetera. And all of it felt respected all the time.