“If you ask me, you see, I prefer doing film. The reason I'm doing a sitcom is because it's much more approachable.” Quote by Tommy Wiseau
“Some of the worst neighborhoods are so physically isolated, and more than anything, they're spiritually isolated. They're so close and yet so far. A lot of Chicagoans might not spend any time there, and what contact they do have is through what they see in the news, which is a little unsettling.” WorstNeighborhood Author:Alex Kotlowitz
“I tend to write about people. I look at things from the bottom up and from the perspective of outsiders. A part of me just identifies with them. It's my messed up internal nature that I always feel like an outsider. It's just my nature. At film festivals, I was an outsider for sure, but I always felt like one as well. I have that feeling at parties, too. I don't belong there.” PeopleWritingFeelingsFilmPartyPerspectiveBottomOutsiders Author:Alex Kotlowitz
“There's something exhilarating about telling stories that haven't been shared before and haven't been told publicly before. The last thing I want to be doing is telling stories other people have already told. That's not to say that there isn't important work out there about people in positions of power, but I know my strength. Even when I was at the Wall Street Journal 10 years ago, this is what I wrote about.” PeopleImportantWallWork OutExhilaratingWall Street Journal Author:Alex Kotlowitz
“I'm looking for something that gives me a chance to stretch. Because I have my own work, and I can do anything I want in my own work - juggle, tap dance, anything I want.” GivingChanceGive Me A Chance Author:Bette Midler
“Just because people don't meet you doesn't mean they're not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.” PeopleTryingMeanAss Author:Bette Midler
“I don't need anyone to write me a show in my style, I would like to do a show in a style that wasn't my style, because that's the only way I can grow up and grow out.” WritingGrowing UpStyle Author:Bette Midler
“I don't like violence. I get sick from violence. Do you think people are excited by violence?” PeopleThinkingViolenceSickExcited Author:Bette Midler
“I like comedy, not violence, but violence is making a lot of money. But comedy is what I like.” ComedyViolence Author:Andy Warhol
“It's too scary in television. It's scary to sign a six-year contract for something that you don't necessarily know about.” Scary Author:Lizzy Caplan
“I really like doing television shows, and I anticipated doing a comedy, because that's the place I feel the most comfortable - those are the risks I want to take. But it was always really hard for me to find a script that I really liked.” ComedyRisk Author:Lizzy Caplan