Larry Wilmore

And I go, OK. You know? I'm like, all right. The writers I respect never utter those words, which makes them try to be better all the time. My writing is only good because someone bought it or because other people said so. It's never because I think it's the best. I may feel more fondly about it later, but sometimes it's years later.

And I go, OK. You know? I'm like, all right. The writers I respect never utter those words, which makes them try to be better all the time. My writing is only good because someone bought it or because other people said so. It's never because I think it's the best. I may feel more fondly about it later, but sometimes it's years later.

I'll look back and I'll go, oh, that was pretty good. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was. I never watched, when I did the Nightly Show, could not watch it. I thought I didn't like my voice. And then when it was off, I'd watch it and I'd go... That was actually pretty good. Yeah. I could appreciate it. Yeah. But I would judge it way too harshly.

I'll look back and I'll go, oh, that was pretty good. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was. I never watched, when I did the Nightly Show, could not watch it. I thought I didn't like my voice. And then when it was off, I'd watch it and I'd go... That was actually pretty good. Yeah. I could appreciate it. Yeah. But I would judge it way too harshly.

And I think some of that is at the root of procrastination because the first part of procrastination is I think it's not going to be any good. So that prevents me from starting, you know, or prevents me from getting far, let's say, you know.

And I think some of that is at the root of procrastination because the first part of procrastination is I think it's not going to be any good. So that prevents me from starting, you know, or prevents me from getting far, let's say, you know.

And then the good thing about a deadline, after a while, the fear of not finishing it overtakes the fear of it not being any good. So then I have to drop that fear.

And then the good thing about a deadline, after a while, the fear of not finishing it overtakes the fear of it not being any good. So then I have to drop that fear.

Exactly. And then I'm able to finish something. So that's why deadlines are important to me, professional deadlines. I completely agree. Not personal deadlines. Personal deadlines, I'm too smart to make those work because I go – Nah, that's personal. You ain't got shit on me. I ain't got to finish that shit.

Exactly. And then I'm able to finish something. So that's why deadlines are important to me, professional deadlines. I completely agree. Not personal deadlines. Personal deadlines, I'm too smart to make those work because I go – Nah, that's personal. You ain't got shit on me. I ain't got to finish that shit.

I know. Nah, nigga. Nah, nah, nah.

I know. Nah, nigga. Nah, nah, nah.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It has to be professional deadline.

It has to be professional deadline.

Yeah. And even then, I can be a little cagey with it depending on what it is. But it'll get done. Yeah. If I'm in production, everything gets done on time. Everything gets done on time because I'm responsible more than I'm fearful. Yeah. But when I'm free, like you say, development stuff like that, I could take forever to do things. It depends on what it is.

Yeah. And even then, I can be a little cagey with it depending on what it is. But it'll get done. Yeah. If I'm in production, everything gets done on time. Everything gets done on time because I'm responsible more than I'm fearful. Yeah. But when I'm free, like you say, development stuff like that, I could take forever to do things. It depends on what it is.

So I need hard deadlines from bosses who are paying me.

So I need hard deadlines from bosses who are paying me.