The more constraints I have, the more opportunities I have to be creative to fix those constraints. Mitchell Hurwitz More Quotes by Mitchell Hurwitz More Quotes From Mitchell Hurwitz People have outs for numbers of episodes, usually, written into their contract. Some studios will say, "We're going to let Julia Louis-Dreyfus off of Veep to do three episodes, but not three episodes of the same show." But, that's all business affairs, so I'm talking over my head here. Mitchell Hurwitz numberstalkingpeople I don't know how that budget would have been worked out, but that was the initial idea. Obviously, we couldn't have had a show with nine expensive actors in it. It was very nice that they were even interested in doing that. But, I was so proud of what we'd done that I couldn't think of a compelling reason to do a lesser version of it. Mitchell Hurwitz niceideasthinking Well, at the time, you have to remember that we were not successful. The Showtime offer, as it was presented to me, was half the money for half the show. I was not interested, at that point, in doing a smaller cast and a more simplified Arrested Development. Mitchell Hurwitz developmenthalfsuccessful At the time, I used to say, "We should market this like Everybody Loves Raymond. It's just a guy dealing with his family." Instead, it was irresistible to show all these funny people. So, I actually think this could be more inviting to a new audience because they can just watch one character, find out what's going on in his life, and then meet another character and find out what's going on in her life, and then see how it intersects the other one. Mitchell Hurwitz characterpeoplethinking I think it actually makes more sense for a new audience than the old show did because we're focusing on one character at a time. It's all conjecture why somebody didn't watch, but one of the theories was that there was just so much information, even in the trailers and promos, of all these different people. Mitchell Hurwitz characterpeoplethinking We mapped out the whole movie, and then worked backwards from that to do these shows. It might not be a movie. It might be something else. Mitchell Hurwitz backwardsshowsmight But, you have to watch them in order. That's very important because, as it turns out, stories have to be told in order. It's like reading a novel. There are times when it's tiring. And then, you get hooked and it's a page-turner, and you really want to keep reading. I do think there will be some fatigue that sets in. Mitchell Hurwitz readingorderthinking One of the things I liked about bringing this show back was that it gives people something to look forward to. In doing the show, I was very aware that some people will watch it all in one night, but there is enough that it will be fun to re-watch. Hopefully, people will be laughing a lot. Mitchell Hurwitz funlaughingnight For the most part you are dealing with jealousy, you are dealing with love, you're dealing with hatred, you are dealing with revenge and all of these sort of classic things. Mitchell Hurwitz hatredrevengelove-you I always liked magic. I was always embarrassed by liking magic because I liked the fact that they're just lying. Mitchell Hurwitz magiclyingfacts The TV industry works in this crazy system where everybody's trying to get the same actors at the same time. Mitchell Hurwitz actorscrazytrying Television is so much about continuing to work with people. Mitchell Hurwitz continuingpeopletelevision Character is what someone does, much more than who they are. I can be sarcastic or I can be fearful, but it doesn't really matter until there's a story - until someone comes in and holds us hostage. Mitchell Hurwitz sarcasticdoecharacter I think of there being two conditions that creative people go through. I think it's fear and curiosity. Mitchell Hurwitz twopeoplethinking Regret is a tricky word. Here's a big secret: nobody knows what wasn't. Mitchell Hurwitz regretbigssecret Chance favors the well prepared. The more stuff you throw in, the more chances you have of looking like, 'I did that.' Mitchell Hurwitz favorschancestuff I have this identity for myself as a writer and the only thing that can happen is that I chip away from it. Mitchell Hurwitz chipsidentityhappens It's very easy I think when you're a creative person to wait for the right thing and to start getting self-conscious about how you are going to express what you do and what's special about you. I would say in general, a lot of times the answer is that you just dive into something and you find your own voice through that process. Mitchell Hurwitz voiceselfthinking The people that always impress me are the ones that are curious about what they're going to do next. Mitchell Hurwitz curiousnextpeople I think it's a big part of being a creative person. Mitchell Hurwitz bigscreativethinking
