Phil Rosenthal

And then, as I said, some friends of mine wrote a show for ourselves to be in, and that became successful.

And that same year, another friend of mine who had already made it as a writer, it was his first year of writing in Hollywood, came back to New York.

He was somewhat disillusioned.

He said, I want to write a screenplay because I don't like what I'm doing in TV over there.

I have to do what they say.

I want to do what I want.

So how about you and me write a screenplay?

I said, I don't know anything about it.

He said, you don't have to know.

I know structure, but you're funny, and I think we'll have fun.

And we sure did.

And wouldn't you know, we finished that screenplay, first thing I ever really wrote with a friend, sold it immediately to HBO.

Sometimes the world presents you with what you're supposed to be.

They're miserable on the one hand.

But on the other hand, I was happy because I was living in New York with a roommate.

And I don't know.

I would go to these weird, odd jobs on the subway, struggle.

Having fun at just living the pursuit of happiness.

Being young.

The pursuit of happiness.