“I go to therapy once a week, that helps a lot. I have a really supportive family. I have two little kids, I'm married, I live close to my parents, my brother and his wife. I don't socialize a lot. I work and I have my kids, basically. I'm just, I would say, with all false modesty aside, I'm ruthlessly efficient with my time.” LittlesTwoHelpingKidsParentWifeWeekBrotherMarriedTherapyMy BrotherMy TimeEfficientModestySupportiveLittle KidFalse ModestySupportive Family Author:Mark Duplass
“We've shot with babies and kids and it was tough. It's not easy. It looks tangential, but it is not.” LooksKidsEasyBabyShotsTough Author:Mark Duplass
“When the initial little impulse comes it just tends to come. I wake up in the middle of the night, or I'll be swimming in the pool with my kids and just think, "Can't forget that one." Then there's the more organized side of the brain, which is when I choose to work on them. I've learned through a bunch of mentors how to demarcate the different times for your writing process. I keep multiple projects going at once and there's a time when no matter what you're doing, you have to stop and write it because it's coming.” ThinkingWritingDifferentKidsNightForgetBrainWake UpImpulseSwimmingPoolMentorMultipleWriting Process Author:Mark Duplass
“Everyone is having this experience right now, where your friend comes over and says, "Have you seen this?" And you're like, "No! Get off my back!" I can't watch everything, it's impossible. We have young kids, and we stay home on Friday nights, sometimes, you only have 23 minutes to watch something. This is that thing.” SometimesHomeKidsNightImpossibleFridayFriday Night Author:Mark Duplass