I’ve Been A Con Artist Since I

I Had Just Finished Reading The Day Of The Locust When This Piece Was Brought To My Attention, And I Was Like, "how Do You Create Art In The System, The Way It Is?" Looking Around The Studio Film Landscape, There Are All Of These Great Superhero Movies, Which Is Fantastic, Especially For My Kids, But It's Hard To Find Real Art House Films In The Studio System, These Days.

Anybody Who Is Rude To Anyone In The Service Industry Is Automatically Out.

I Really Saw Pat Brady, Kelsey Grammer's Character's Point Of View That It's A Business. It's Show Business. So, It Was An Incredible Opportunity To Work With Really Wonderful Creatives And The Script Was Fantastic. What Was So Interesting To Me About The Studio System Was That A Lot Of The Politics That Were In Play Then Are So Really Relevant To Today.

I Very Comprehensively Studied Irving Thalberg And His Biographies. He's Who [scott] Fitzgerald Roughly Modeled The Character After. He Worked For Him, As A Writer, When He Was At Mgm. And, Of Course, I Revisited The Novel And The Politics Of Mgm And The Studio System At The Time And Familiarized Myself With The World. There Was A Great Deal Of Physical And Literary Work That Went Into It.

I Think Billy Ray Has A Lot Of Great Stories Up His Sleeve. I've Heard A Lot Of His Plans For The Show, Should It Go Forward, And I Think There's A Lot In Store For People, If It's Given A Chance.