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Instead, we get to finally appreciate the many sides of Haders creativity.
(Naturally, he also got Emmy nods for writing and acting too.)
But because Im a little older, I was aware thats a trap I couldve fallen into.
It was more about whats best for the story.
What helps tell this story?
If its working right, you dont really notice it, you know?
It doesnt draw attention to itself.
Making a solid comedy is difficult, and the same thing goes for directing.
Just making a thing that makes sense is so hard, you know?
And so, it was being secure in the plan and photo-boarding everything.
But its always best laid plans.
Hes like a traveling salesman, hes low-rent.
Production loved that because its cheaper.
The idea was that you place the body in the foreground, and he doesnt even notice it.
It might as well be a coat or a towel thats laying in the bed.
It was nice to have the first shot.
You want it to not be a comedy that gets super-serious.
You want it to be serious and then let the comedy bleed in.
Thats all those things working in tandem together to create a moment.
That kind of stuff he worked on and worked on forever to make it feel effortless.
You dont see all the work that goes into it.
Its not flashy its hard, its all emotional.
They were having that feeling in Russia in the 19th century.
And Bergman, something likeThe Virgin Springis Bergman doing Kurosawa [laughs], its like Bergmans version ofRashomon.
He finds that out, and yeah, hes gonna fucking kill them!
Thats just human emotion, and you dont like it about yourself, you know?
You have no clue.
You have no clue.
You get into the editing and you have an ulcer.
When you see the first rough cut of any episode, you want to go blow your brains out.
Youre just like,We fucked up, we completely fucked up.
You have no idea.
you’re able to plan and plan and then its true, you pray for an accident.
Sara Goldberg doing theMacbethscene and the out damn spot, she started licking her hand and going fucking crazy.
Hiro Murai and I were like,What is happening?
That is not at all what I thought was going to happen.
It was just wonderful.
On the auteur theory:
You hire the right people and then they make your stuff better.
Youve got to honor all this work these other people are doing.
Its a big group of people.
That was all improvised.
Its coming from every place.
Our assistant editor came up with the NoHo Hank Gulp Bitmoji.
We didnt tell him to do that.
So thats not me.
Its a big group of people making this thing.
