Mike White
Mike White
Writer, producer, actor, and director who was on Enlightened on HBO.
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth28 June 1970
CityPasadena, CA
writing pages sometimes
Sometimes when you write something on the page, it can seem very funny, but when you act it out - and this happens to me a lot, actually - the melancholy of the situation becomes more front and center.
running book writing
People who write books - they live in their own world as they're writing. But people who are doing shows or big movies - not only are you writing this world that you're living in, but you're also simultaneously running a circus, and you can kind of start losing your mind like that.
writing want enjoy
For me, writing is a solitary thing and a personal thing. And it's weird, because when you make something that requires money and collaborators, you have to talk about them. I don't enjoy that part of it. I still want to keep it to myself.
writing plot feels
I feel like I know how to write plot.
writing trying stuff
I guess I'm trying to write stuff that I, as a viewer, would connect to.
smart writing people
I started out writing when I was young; stuff about exposing the truth about how people are not what they appear, about how they are much more dysfunctional than they seem. Pulling back the curtain - that felt smart. But as I got older, exposing how frail people can be seems less and less deep.
authority county physical possession sports until
The Sports Authority has (signed it), but the county hasn't, because we've had physical possession of the leases up until now.
gave guys kept quarter sideline time
The sideline never gave up. Guys like Uyl just kept encouraging everybody. It was like we had another quarter or something, more time on the clock.
directing
I started as a writer; I started writing when I was little. The acting and directing was an outgrowth of my desire to tell stories.
came himself loves move ruby
Dr. Ruby himself came by during move in and he loves the hall.
There's something magical about Oaxaca and the vibe of the people.
movies tv
Production for movies or TV is very painstaking and slow.
ball defense drop far moved played seniors silly
Our defense has played well, but we've got to put the ball in the end zone. We moved the ball well tonight, but we'd get so far and then make a silly mistake. We are a little down after the loss, but our seniors won't let us drop as a team.
characters people tortured
People sometimes seem surprised because often, you know, you know, there's a lot of tortured characters in the stuff I write.