Sterling K. Brown

Get out of here. Wow. Okay, so wait. You guys started, I'm always sort of fascinated by this. Hold on, let me give a little bit of backstory. I'm talking again. A little backstory of like how I met these guys.

Get out of here. Wow. Okay, so wait. You guys started, I'm always sort of fascinated by this. Hold on, let me give a little bit of backstory. I'm talking again. A little backstory of like how I met these guys.

Get out of here. Wow. Okay, so wait. You guys started, I'm always sort of fascinated by this. Hold on, let me give a little bit of backstory. I'm talking again. A little backstory of like how I met these guys.

That's what I said. I was like, that's certainly Ryan. So check this out. I'm the one who told you guys this. I was in New York City doing a play by Susan Laurie Parks. It's called Father Comes Home from the Wars 1, 2, and 3. And Tiffany, the casting director, who I came in to see these guys for a movie that they were doing with Tina Fey called Whiskey Tango, Foxtrot. Yes.

That's what I said. I was like, that's certainly Ryan. So check this out. I'm the one who told you guys this. I was in New York City doing a play by Susan Laurie Parks. It's called Father Comes Home from the Wars 1, 2, and 3. And Tiffany, the casting director, who I came in to see these guys for a movie that they were doing with Tina Fey called Whiskey Tango, Foxtrot. Yes.

That's what I said. I was like, that's certainly Ryan. So check this out. I'm the one who told you guys this. I was in New York City doing a play by Susan Laurie Parks. It's called Father Comes Home from the Wars 1, 2, and 3. And Tiffany, the casting director, who I came in to see these guys for a movie that they were doing with Tina Fey called Whiskey Tango, Foxtrot. Yes.

So I go in. I audition for these guys. They wind up putting me in their movie. Got a small part, but a cool part. It was a lot of fun, right? Then I was doing OJ, which is 20th Century Fox, which is our studio, which is also the studio for This Is Us. And I don't know the exact, so you guys can fill in for me. And they're like, oh, this guy's playing Darden.

So I go in. I audition for these guys. They wind up putting me in their movie. Got a small part, but a cool part. It was a lot of fun, right? Then I was doing OJ, which is 20th Century Fox, which is our studio, which is also the studio for This Is Us. And I don't know the exact, so you guys can fill in for me. And they're like, oh, this guy's playing Darden.

So I go in. I audition for these guys. They wind up putting me in their movie. Got a small part, but a cool part. It was a lot of fun, right? Then I was doing OJ, which is 20th Century Fox, which is our studio, which is also the studio for This Is Us. And I don't know the exact, so you guys can fill in for me. And they're like, oh, this guy's playing Darden.

We should bring him in for This Is Us, whatever. Untitled Dan Fogelman project. His name's Sterling Brown. And the guys, it was the first time walking into a room where they're directing the pilot. And I'm like, oh, they're friendly faces. Yeah. It's nice to have like people know you. The studio is sort of like excited about you. You know what I'm saying? Like to have buzz.

We should bring him in for This Is Us, whatever. Untitled Dan Fogelman project. His name's Sterling Brown. And the guys, it was the first time walking into a room where they're directing the pilot. And I'm like, oh, they're friendly faces. Yeah. It's nice to have like people know you. The studio is sort of like excited about you. You know what I'm saying? Like to have buzz.

We should bring him in for This Is Us, whatever. Untitled Dan Fogelman project. His name's Sterling Brown. And the guys, it was the first time walking into a room where they're directing the pilot. And I'm like, oh, they're friendly faces. Yeah. It's nice to have like people know you. The studio is sort of like excited about you. You know what I'm saying? Like to have buzz.

I don't know, Mandy Moore, you've had buzz for a long time. Come on down. You're Mandy Moore.

I don't know, Mandy Moore, you've had buzz for a long time. Come on down. You're Mandy Moore.

I don't know, Mandy Moore, you've had buzz for a long time. Come on down. You're Mandy Moore.

So it was a really interesting sort of experience to come into the room and have like people that you've seen before that know your work, whatever, that are excited to see you. Like, cause most of the time you're just in there singing for your supper, trying to be, hello, my baby, doing your own jazz hands type thing.

So it was a really interesting sort of experience to come into the room and have like people that you've seen before that know your work, whatever, that are excited to see you. Like, cause most of the time you're just in there singing for your supper, trying to be, hello, my baby, doing your own jazz hands type thing.

So it was a really interesting sort of experience to come into the room and have like people that you've seen before that know your work, whatever, that are excited to see you. Like, cause most of the time you're just in there singing for your supper, trying to be, hello, my baby, doing your own jazz hands type thing.

Let's not do that. That's a good one. I appreciate that. But so you guys also, so everybody knows, had worked with Dan previous on Crazy Stupid Love, which my wife and I watched and we were like, oh snap. Like these are the same people that directed and wrote that thing. Like this show has to be good. I was just excited to have the meeting. You guys. That's it. That's all I wanted to say.

Let's not do that. That's a good one. I appreciate that. But so you guys also, so everybody knows, had worked with Dan previous on Crazy Stupid Love, which my wife and I watched and we were like, oh snap. Like these are the same people that directed and wrote that thing. Like this show has to be good. I was just excited to have the meeting. You guys. That's it. That's all I wanted to say.