Peter Berg

And Brian was always nice and he was pretty honest saying, you know, maybe we'll get to you. And two directors, one fell out and one Brian got annoyed with and fired. And he called me and he said, okay, dude, it's yours. And that was an incredible experience.

And, you know, when I was doing Friday Night Lights, I went and I was, I think I was 41 at the time, flew down to Texas and moved into a high school, this school, Austin Westlake. And I stayed with a football player's family, let me live in his house. And I lived on a futon in Koyani, Texas. who was a wide receiver for us. He was like an 18-year-old. He was probably either 17 or 18 at the time.

And, you know, when I was doing Friday Night Lights, I went and I was, I think I was 41 at the time, flew down to Texas and moved into a high school, this school, Austin Westlake. And I stayed with a football player's family, let me live in his house. And I lived on a futon in Koyani, Texas. who was a wide receiver for us. He was like an 18-year-old. He was probably either 17 or 18 at the time.

And, you know, when I was doing Friday Night Lights, I went and I was, I think I was 41 at the time, flew down to Texas and moved into a high school, this school, Austin Westlake. And I stayed with a football player's family, let me live in his house. And I lived on a futon in Koyani, Texas. who was a wide receiver for us. He was like an 18-year-old. He was probably either 17 or 18 at the time.

And I went to high school with him every day. And I went to football practice and lived with this team. And it was really an amazing experience.

And I went to high school with him every day. And I went to football practice and lived with this team. And it was really an amazing experience.

And I went to high school with him every day. And I went to football practice and lived with this team. And it was really an amazing experience.

I played high school football, but I tried to, I wanted to be a quarterback. My ego was like, yeah, I'm gonna be a quarterback. And I was horrible. So for three years, I tried to play quarterback. very unsuccessfully. And my senior year in high school, my coach moved me to defensive end.

I played high school football, but I tried to, I wanted to be a quarterback. My ego was like, yeah, I'm gonna be a quarterback. And I was horrible. So for three years, I tried to play quarterback. very unsuccessfully. And my senior year in high school, my coach moved me to defensive end.

I played high school football, but I tried to, I wanted to be a quarterback. My ego was like, yeah, I'm gonna be a quarterback. And I was horrible. So for three years, I tried to play quarterback. very unsuccessfully. And my senior year in high school, my coach moved me to defensive end.

And I really realized I should have done that all along because I liked hitting people and I didn't have the pressure. I would get too anxious and couldn't remember the plays and just had some horrible disasters as quarterback. When I finally moved to defense, you know, I developed a real love for the game. But, you know, the book is about so much more than football.

And I really realized I should have done that all along because I liked hitting people and I didn't have the pressure. I would get too anxious and couldn't remember the plays and just had some horrible disasters as quarterback. When I finally moved to defense, you know, I developed a real love for the game. But, you know, the book is about so much more than football.

And I really realized I should have done that all along because I liked hitting people and I didn't have the pressure. I would get too anxious and couldn't remember the plays and just had some horrible disasters as quarterback. When I finally moved to defense, you know, I developed a real love for the game. But, you know, the book is about so much more than football.

And I think that's why the show has worked so well. It's really just, you know, you're a huge sports fan, Jason. I know how much baseball means to you, right?

And I think that's why the show has worked so well. It's really just, you know, you're a huge sports fan, Jason. I know how much baseball means to you, right?

And I think that's why the show has worked so well. It's really just, you know, you're a huge sports fan, Jason. I know how much baseball means to you, right?

Go ahead, Will. Well, I just, I don't know where to start, honestly. That's so funny. Yeah. I mean, so much. It's true.

Go ahead, Will. Well, I just, I don't know where to start, honestly. That's so funny. Yeah. I mean, so much. It's true.

Go ahead, Will. Well, I just, I don't know where to start, honestly. That's so funny. Yeah. I mean, so much. It's true.

Part of it's funny, and then part of it's just a nothing story. It is a nothing story. And disturbing. Pete. I'm sure that all your films have, and you mentioned a few of them, have a place in your heart or in your life where you look back and they represented a thing, and I'm sure you learned a lot from them. Was there one of your films that really, for you, transported you and kind of...