Michael Patrick King
Michael Patrick King
Michael Patrick Kingis an American director, writer and producer for television shows and films...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth14 September 1954
CountryUnited States of America
sex laughter character
The jokes I used to do on 'Sex and the City' were always comic character things, and they were rarely hard jokes. As soon as you go up in front of people, it demands laughter.
art doe
Nothing else exists when art does.
baby falling-in-love mistake
Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps, if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love or have babies or be who we are.
sex men cities
It seems a lot of straight men need a word coach or a lawyer when it comes to discussing 'Sex and the City.'
watches knows my-time
I don't wear a watch. How do I know my time? I find that someone will always tell me.
mom doors house
My mom would be leaving the house and she'd say, 'Don't you pull out all of the old dresses in the attic and put on a show again!' And the door would close, and that's exactly what I'd do. The show was calling me!
night two voice
Only two things change when you get older: the energy in your voice and the time of night you feel it's appropriate to call someone. In your 20s, people call at 2 a.m. and yell, 'Are you up?' into the answering machine. Now, someone calls after 8 p.m., and my boyfriend is like, 'Who is that? Who could be calling at this hour?'
writing years female
My female writers have always been my backbone. I had a writing room of six women for five years so I know what women do. Cultivated by me, by the way!
smart dirty laughing
People wince when something is in bad taste. They laugh when it's funny. If it's too dirty or wrong, they won't laugh. But if it's a big, dirty, smart, funny laugh, they love it.
girl fun nests
If I talk to a woman for more than five minutes I can tell you exactly whether she's an Aidan girl or a Mr. Big girl. Aidan girls are more interested in nurturing relationships and building a nest while Mr. Big girls are more about show and having fun.
Who's to say where funny stops and 'too far' starts?
people taste okay
People pull away from something if it's not of good taste. People lean into something if it's okay.
smell church empty
I'm happiest in an empty church. I love the smell of a church.
challenges trying stories
I try not to repeat a story. I try not to repeat an emotion. I want it to be all sort of new for the viewers and to challenge myself as a writer, so there's always pressure. What else can you come up with?