Jason Bateman
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your talent just shows through and you end up getting it in spite of them and become, like, the biggest star on the show for many years. That's got to feel kind of gratifying. I don't mean that in a shitty way, but it must feel like, yeah, I always knew I could do this in a real way.
Right. Yeah, I kind of remember that. I remember that first, that was a very late-breaking decision.
Right. Yeah, I kind of remember that. I remember that first, that was a very late-breaking decision.
Right. Yeah, I kind of remember that. I remember that first, that was a very late-breaking decision.
And then it turned out to be, obviously, great, and you guys, that was such an exciting time for the show. You guys were so good. And it was so much fun. And it was fun to have a front row seat to that. It was amazing. And then you guys, at that kind of, right in that same year, you guys were doing Mean Girls at the same time. That first year you started, right?
And then it turned out to be, obviously, great, and you guys, that was such an exciting time for the show. You guys were so good. And it was so much fun. And it was fun to have a front row seat to that. It was amazing. And then you guys, at that kind of, right in that same year, you guys were doing Mean Girls at the same time. That first year you started, right?
And then it turned out to be, obviously, great, and you guys, that was such an exciting time for the show. You guys were so good. And it was so much fun. And it was fun to have a front row seat to that. It was amazing. And then you guys, at that kind of, right in that same year, you guys were doing Mean Girls at the same time. That first year you started, right?
You guys were shooting while you were doing Update. Remember that? It was crazy.
You guys were shooting while you were doing Update. Remember that? It was crazy.
You guys were shooting while you were doing Update. Remember that? It was crazy.
Yeah, it takes seven years and it takes seven years to shoot it. Don't you always find that, like, there's nothing more boring in a lot of ways than making a movie and being on a movie set?
Yeah, it takes seven years and it takes seven years to shoot it. Don't you always find that, like, there's nothing more boring in a lot of ways than making a movie and being on a movie set?
Yeah, it takes seven years and it takes seven years to shoot it. Don't you always find that, like, there's nothing more boring in a lot of ways than making a movie and being on a movie set?
It's so slow, and it's not conducive to that immediacy that you have when you're making a show when you've got to shoot nine pages in a day, and you've got to get the scene, and you've got to move, it's got to be quick. And that lends itself to being funnier rather than shooting one side of it, you know, for one day, and then, you know, you shoot like three-eighths of a page. Like, there's...
It's so slow, and it's not conducive to that immediacy that you have when you're making a show when you've got to shoot nine pages in a day, and you've got to get the scene, and you've got to move, it's got to be quick. And that lends itself to being funnier rather than shooting one side of it, you know, for one day, and then, you know, you shoot like three-eighths of a page. Like, there's...
It's so slow, and it's not conducive to that immediacy that you have when you're making a show when you've got to shoot nine pages in a day, and you've got to get the scene, and you've got to move, it's got to be quick. And that lends itself to being funnier rather than shooting one side of it, you know, for one day, and then, you know, you shoot like three-eighths of a page. Like, there's...
It's the worst. And TV, you know, you did 30 Rock. You guys would jam through. You'd have those huge packed days with just like a million scenes. And you just got to get it.
It's the worst. And TV, you know, you did 30 Rock. You guys would jam through. You'd have those huge packed days with just like a million scenes. And you just got to get it.
It's the worst. And TV, you know, you did 30 Rock. You guys would jam through. You'd have those huge packed days with just like a million scenes. And you just got to get it.