“As a viewer I came of age during a time when cast members were prone to fistfights. So I may be carrying a little of that kind of image in my head.” KindMayLittlesAgeMembersCastsViewersCast Members Author:Scott Raab
“If you can give your walls history, it supports the action that's happening in front of them.” IfsGivingActionSupportFrontsWallHappeningsIt SupportYour Wall Author:James Pearse Connelly
“If you look around anywhere, layers are an important part of, not just the story and the concept, but the world you're in. If you just turn around and look at your office door, there's a door, and there's something behind it.” IfsWorldLooksImportantStoriesTurnsBehindsDoorsOfficeConceptsLayers Author:James Pearse Connelly
“We lived in Chicago, but the music we were inspired by was from D. C.” InspiredChicago Author:Fred Armisen
“You take for granted the details that make something look real. It can still look fabulous, but if you add a light switch, a vent, or the notion of air conditioning, it can look real.” IfsLooksStillsRealLightAirAddNotionDetailsGrantedFabulousConditioningAir Conditioning Author:James Pearse Connelly
“I don't even know of a room that doesn't have a flat-screen TV in it. These are things that just come in environments these days. And if you were going to walk into a space, where did you come from? Was there a bathroom around the corner? These are things that are authentic, and that's what makes successful television. It's not pre-produced garbage. It's believability and connection. The environment has to tell that story.” IfsKnowsStoriesSpaceWalksRoomsSuccessfulEnvironmentTelevisionTvsConnectionsCornersScreensThese DaysFlatsBathroomGarbageAround The CornerBelievability Author:James Pearse Connelly
“I treat every show, every production, like its own individual human organism that's grown up in a certain way, and they all have crazy habits and do different things.” WayHumansDifferentShowsCertainIndividualCrazyHabitTreatsProductionsDifferent ThingsOrganisms Author:James Pearse Connelly
“People are always nice, so I can't complain. My name used to be SNL! More and more, people call me by my name.” PeopleI CanUsedNamesNiceComplainingUsed To BeCall MeSnl Author:Fred Armisen
“Everyone goes through all kinds of relationship situations. I'm lucky that I get to be on two comedy shows [during divorce].” KindTwoShowsSituationComedyLuckyDivorceAll KindsComedy Shows Author:Fred Armisen