“I think, because it's one of my favorite moments in [Charles Manson's Hollywood]. That series got a lot of attention and people talk about it a lot, but they tend to focus on the episodes that have more to do with the murder, Charles Manson doing something particularly weird, or Sharon Tate.” PeopleThinkingMomentsAttentionFocusHollywoodMurderSeriesMy FavoriteEpisodesMansonSharon Author:Karina Longworth
“For me, the Dennis Wilson story is a quintessential You Must Remember This story because it's one of these stories that people never talk about, don't really think about, and it's forgotten within this major thing that is thought to be this cataclysmic event of the 20th century.” PeopleThinkingStoriesRememberCenturyEventsMajorsForgotten20th CenturyWilsonQuintessential Author:Karina Longworth
“You read these stories of people who were in Hollywood in the late '60s. After they found out about the murders, everybody was like, "Have you met [Charles] Manson? Have you been to that ranch?" In some way, everybody felt connected, but what was it like for people who really were connected.” PeopleWayStoriesFoundFeltMetsLateHollywoodMurderConnectedManson Author:Karina Longworth
“Hollywood is really weird to talk about in this monolithic sense because it's this microcosm of anywhere. It's full of a lot of people who have different intentions and different points of view.” PeopleDifferentViewsHollywoodIntentionPoint Of ViewReally WeirdMicrocosmDifferent Points Of View Author:Karina Longworth
“There's a fantastic, thousand-page book by David Thomson about [David O. Selznick]. Again, it's not the best argument or the best advertisement for his story, because most people aren't going to read a thousand-page book. But I feel like the rise and fall and the work [Mayer] produced - not just the movies, but the memos, the volume of writing - he's just so passionate, and that's really exciting.” PeopleFeelsWritingBookStoriesFallThousandPagesArgumentExcitingPassionateFantasticVolumeAdvertisementsRise And FallMemosMayer Author:Karina Longworth
“The stuff that I've been doing lately is political. It's not always about people who are super famous movie stars. The fact that people are still taking a chance and listening to the blacklist episodes is really exciting.” PeopleStillsFactsPoliticalStarsStuffChanceListeningExcitingEpisodesMovie Star Author:Karina Longworth
“Now I'm in a situation where I have to plan very far ahead because there are people who are selling ads, so I have to really know what I'm going to do months in advance. If something's taking me a little bit longer to research, that's not okay. I can't take longer. I have to just get it done.” PeopleIfsKnowsLittlesI CanDoneBitsSituationPlansMonthsLittle BitResearchOkaySellingAdsGet It DoneNot Okay Author:Karina Longworth
