Neal Baer

And then we can look at a film called Coming Home with Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, and Jon Voight. Again, another great film about... that struggle of a Vietnam vet coming home and not being seen. I guess really what makes these movies resonate for me, and I think for the audience, it's about people being seen. People who haven't been seen and they become seen. And we all want to be seen.

And then we can look at a film called Coming Home with Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, and Jon Voight. Again, another great film about... that struggle of a Vietnam vet coming home and not being seen. I guess really what makes these movies resonate for me, and I think for the audience, it's about people being seen. People who haven't been seen and they become seen. And we all want to be seen.

We all want to be heard.

We all want to be heard.

Well, you hire the best actors possible, first of all, because don't scrimp on the actors and don't scrimp on the script. Get the best actors to tell the story. I've been so lucky because I've always demanded to have the best actors. And the best actors are people who can really... bring on that character that we can relate to. Why is Clooney so popular? Why is Mariska so popular?

Well, you hire the best actors possible, first of all, because don't scrimp on the actors and don't scrimp on the script. Get the best actors to tell the story. I've been so lucky because I've always demanded to have the best actors. And the best actors are people who can really... bring on that character that we can relate to. Why is Clooney so popular? Why is Mariska so popular?

We relate to them. There's something about them, some magic that we feel comfortable with them. And then you just have to be as honest as you can in your storytelling. We've all been on the line. We've all had to prove ourselves. So I'm always thinking about the sociological, anthropological, psychological elements that we're all human beings. We all share these moments.

We relate to them. There's something about them, some magic that we feel comfortable with them. And then you just have to be as honest as you can in your storytelling. We've all been on the line. We've all had to prove ourselves. So I'm always thinking about the sociological, anthropological, psychological elements that we're all human beings. We all share these moments.

And if we can make them honest and relatable with great actors, then we're way far down the road of getting something really good.

And if we can make them honest and relatable with great actors, then we're way far down the road of getting something really good.

I ask myself, what is their drive? For key first character, I asked myself, because I only did year three on Netflix, not the first two on ABC. Can a man of ethics and dignity run for president and maintain his ethical stance? And I'm going to put him through Dante's Inferno. And every week, every episode, give him a bigger and bigger challenge and see if he can do it.

I ask myself, what is their drive? For key first character, I asked myself, because I only did year three on Netflix, not the first two on ABC. Can a man of ethics and dignity run for president and maintain his ethical stance? And I'm going to put him through Dante's Inferno. And every week, every episode, give him a bigger and bigger challenge and see if he can do it.

And so the answer was a man of his ethics couldn't because he got caught up in running for president. And in the end, he can because he makes decisions that are maybe not in his best interest. And so I look at what is this character's journey? And for him, it was, you know, he was the head of HUD and he becomes president and he's not prepared. He wasn't a politician.

And so the answer was a man of his ethics couldn't because he got caught up in running for president. And in the end, he can because he makes decisions that are maybe not in his best interest. And so I look at what is this character's journey? And for him, it was, you know, he was the head of HUD and he becomes president and he's not prepared. He wasn't a politician.

So can he maintain his dignity and his ethics? And no, not always. He's disappointing people, his daughter, others. And in the end, yes, it is TV. And it's like, I didn't want to be a nihilist. So yes, he did do the right thing. Sometimes people don't in the end. But I think it's important to have hope. So I look to develop characters that interest me.

So can he maintain his dignity and his ethics? And no, not always. He's disappointing people, his daughter, others. And in the end, yes, it is TV. And it's like, I didn't want to be a nihilist. So yes, he did do the right thing. Sometimes people don't in the end. But I think it's important to have hope. So I look to develop characters that interest me.

And I haven't gone wrong in the sense that if I think the story's amazing or shocking or it's captivating, I've been lucky. They have been in general for the audience. And that's, I think, been helpful to me not to worry about pandering. Like, I'm going to teach you or I'm going to do this. It's like, how does this mother cope with a child that she has to watch die in front of her?

And I haven't gone wrong in the sense that if I think the story's amazing or shocking or it's captivating, I've been lucky. They have been in general for the audience. And that's, I think, been helpful to me not to worry about pandering. Like, I'm going to teach you or I'm going to do this. It's like, how does this mother cope with a child that she has to watch die in front of her?

No way around it. No hope. No miracles. None have ever been reported. How does she live this life? That's a character I want to see. That's what life is about. Then I have compassion for what she did. I might disagree with her. I might say, hey, she should go to jail. But I have the other side saying she spared her child even more suffering and pain. That's what life is about, right, Lynn?

No way around it. No hope. No miracles. None have ever been reported. How does she live this life? That's a character I want to see. That's what life is about. Then I have compassion for what she did. I might disagree with her. I might say, hey, she should go to jail. But I have the other side saying she spared her child even more suffering and pain. That's what life is about, right, Lynn?