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John Requa

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159 total appearances

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That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

This is actually my question, because collaborative seems to be the word. Like, you guys have this balance, right? Where collaboration is built into your creative process just by being a team, a partner. Partnership, right? But you're also...

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

This is actually my question, because collaborative seems to be the word. Like, you guys have this balance, right? Where collaboration is built into your creative process just by being a team, a partner. Partnership, right? But you're also...

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

very well known for partnering the genres like you were saying dramedy uh drama and comedy yeah um but i also felt like when you guys were directing i felt empowered in a way that i did not feel empowered anywhere else and that's not to put anyone else down it was just a different Vibe and- Soderbergh. Say again? Soderbergh is a hack. Yes, that's right. That's right. This is what I wanted to say.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

very well known for partnering the genres like you were saying dramedy uh drama and comedy yeah um but i also felt like when you guys were directing i felt empowered in a way that i did not feel empowered anywhere else and that's not to put anyone else down it was just a different Vibe and- Soderbergh. Say again? Soderbergh is a hack. Yes, that's right. That's right. This is what I wanted to say.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

very well known for partnering the genres like you were saying dramedy uh drama and comedy yeah um but i also felt like when you guys were directing i felt empowered in a way that i did not feel empowered anywhere else and that's not to put anyone else down it was just a different Vibe and- Soderbergh. Say again? Soderbergh is a hack. Yes, that's right. That's right. This is what I wanted to say.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

So that you can hear me say. What has he done? It's hard to explain in our industry that television specifically is maybe the most collaborative form of creation. It has to be. It makes it, quote unquote, has to be, but it isn't always.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

So that you can hear me say. What has he done? It's hard to explain in our industry that television specifically is maybe the most collaborative form of creation. It has to be. It makes it, quote unquote, has to be, but it isn't always.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

So that you can hear me say. What has he done? It's hard to explain in our industry that television specifically is maybe the most collaborative form of creation. It has to be. It makes it, quote unquote, has to be, but it isn't always.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

It can be very isolating. You can feel... left out, you can feel put down, and that goes for anybody, not just actors. I've seen directors feel that, I've seen writers feel that way. And so I'm wondering how you got there to this point where you were so inclusive and so welcoming?

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

It can be very isolating. You can feel... left out, you can feel put down, and that goes for anybody, not just actors. I've seen directors feel that, I've seen writers feel that way. And so I'm wondering how you got there to this point where you were so inclusive and so welcoming?

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

It can be very isolating. You can feel... left out, you can feel put down, and that goes for anybody, not just actors. I've seen directors feel that, I've seen writers feel that way. And so I'm wondering how you got there to this point where you were so inclusive and so welcoming?

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

Because that was what Sterling was saying about your show now, Paradise, because it's not, I'll tell you, it's not as common as I would hope that it would be.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

Because that was what Sterling was saying about your show now, Paradise, because it's not, I'll tell you, it's not as common as I would hope that it would be.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

Because that was what Sterling was saying about your show now, Paradise, because it's not, I'll tell you, it's not as common as I would hope that it would be.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

I know your answer. Which is? Oh, give his answer. Yeah, give his answer.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

I know your answer. Which is? Oh, give his answer. Yeah, give his answer.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

I know your answer. Which is? Oh, give his answer. Yeah, give his answer.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

A few seasons in, I finally asked her, I'm like, how did I get here? And it was because of you two, and you two had seen The Nick.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

A few seasons in, I finally asked her, I'm like, how did I get here? And it was because of you two, and you two had seen The Nick.

That Was Us
John Requa & Glenn Ficarra and Us | Directors & Producers

A few seasons in, I finally asked her, I'm like, how did I get here? And it was because of you two, and you two had seen The Nick.