James L. Brooks
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Even better.
There's no better job in the world than working on a television show that's working, you know, because you get community.
You can't quite get into movies.
The movie I just finished, it was a fantastic relationship with everybody.
It really was great.
But when you have a series, babies get born, people get married.
You're all growing up together.
I have deja vu because the movie that I just finished also has this central character.
Also, her name is in the title, Ella McKay.
It's so crazy that I hadn't quite gotten that.
The connective tissue between those.
We followed all in the family, which was breaking down every door and everything that was revolutionizing.
So we got to be the show after the show breaking down every door.
We walked in the door.
Okay.
The vanguard had come through.
We followed a formulaic comedy that was the number one show.
So we got seen.
Emmys came our way.
We still have Zoom reunions.