John Smith

I learned a ton from both of them. And they're similar. in a bunch of ways, they both, before working with the two of them, I would get really attached to a story and I would think about a story and believe that there was a way to tell the story and I had figured it out and that was that.

With both of them, they just churn through so much story so quickly, either because they're able to kind of tell it rapidly and move on or

With both of them, they just churn through so much story so quickly, either because they're able to kind of tell it rapidly and move on or

With both of them, they just churn through so much story so quickly, either because they're able to kind of tell it rapidly and move on or

They'll mow down a bunch of stuff. And if you don't have six more ideas, then you're out of the game. You can't come in the room with an idea that you believe in. You have to come in.

They'll mow down a bunch of stuff. And if you don't have six more ideas, then you're out of the game. You can't come in the room with an idea that you believe in. You have to come in.

They'll mow down a bunch of stuff. And if you don't have six more ideas, then you're out of the game. You can't come in the room with an idea that you believe in. You have to come in.

You're like, okay, let me give you another one. Here's another way to tell the story. And that impulse... Story like, you know, I'm the boss now. I should be able to make sure a story stays in place. It doesn't. You lose your location. You lose, you know, an actor turns out to be like Rory Kinnear. Like he's too relatable. So now how do you tell the story with a guy who you can't?

You're like, okay, let me give you another one. Here's another way to tell the story. And that impulse... Story like, you know, I'm the boss now. I should be able to make sure a story stays in place. It doesn't. You lose your location. You lose, you know, an actor turns out to be like Rory Kinnear. Like he's too relatable. So now how do you tell the story with a guy who you can't?

You're like, okay, let me give you another one. Here's another way to tell the story. And that impulse... Story like, you know, I'm the boss now. I should be able to make sure a story stays in place. It doesn't. You lose your location. You lose, you know, an actor turns out to be like Rory Kinnear. Like he's too relatable. So now how do you tell the story with a guy who you can't?

Oh, yeah. He was going to be a much, much smaller presence in the show. He's such a pleasure to work with. It's a pleasure just to watch him film. Every take is completely different. You feel like you're at the theater. You know, a lot of times, like we've already got the scene and we're like, no, let's have him do it one more time just to see.

Oh, yeah. He was going to be a much, much smaller presence in the show. He's such a pleasure to work with. It's a pleasure just to watch him film. Every take is completely different. You feel like you're at the theater. You know, a lot of times, like we've already got the scene and we're like, no, let's have him do it one more time just to see.

Oh, yeah. He was going to be a much, much smaller presence in the show. He's such a pleasure to work with. It's a pleasure just to watch him film. Every take is completely different. You feel like you're at the theater. You know, a lot of times, like we've already got the scene and we're like, no, let's have him do it one more time just to see.

Yeah. But that's the beauty of TV. Like, you know, you find people who you love to work with and you write story for them. And you bend the story toward what their superpowers are.

Yeah. But that's the beauty of TV. Like, you know, you find people who you love to work with and you write story for them. And you bend the story toward what their superpowers are.

Yeah. But that's the beauty of TV. Like, you know, you find people who you love to work with and you write story for them. And you bend the story toward what their superpowers are.

Um, this is going to sound like an ask, kissy answer. But it's true. And you actually can talk to my friend about like the only other story I've tried and not yet succeeded to write is about a newspaper.

Um, this is going to sound like an ask, kissy answer. But it's true. And you actually can talk to my friend about like the only other story I've tried and not yet succeeded to write is about a newspaper.

Um, this is going to sound like an ask, kissy answer. But it's true. And you actually can talk to my friend about like the only other story I've tried and not yet succeeded to write is about a newspaper.

So I have a real love for journalism and journalists and that it was always like, is it going to be about people working in foreign aid or foreign relations or is it going to be about foreign correspondents?