Kwapis spoke with EW about writing his book.
But, I think at the end of the day ingenuity will prevail.
Likethat Sam Levinson flickwithJohn David WashingtonandZendaya?
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I mean, look.
I was recently thinking of the wonderful movieMisery,a Rob Reiner film.
Throughout the book, you describe how you promote having a non-toxic set.
You even describe how to sniff out bad faith executive meetings.
There’s a lot to tackle with that question.
When you’re in film school, you learn a lot of stories about tyrannical directors.
I feel like there’s a huge misunderstanding [in the industry].
Obviously, we see it in every endeavor politics, show business.
When they’re being punished.
ObviouslyThe OfficeandParks and Rec.Why is that such a prevailing theme for your work?
Weirdly enough, inThe Office, it’s very realistic.
No one is breaking the fourth wall.
You’re watching an interview.
While filming [the interviews], I would engage with the actors in a dialogue.
I’d ask them questions about their character and how they would respond.
Finally, I will kind of tee up something that would prompt the scripted line.
He’s got a great new record.
The songs are personal.
And I also get the sense that he’s kind of in a retrospective mode.
He covered a The Grass Roots song, which is the band he started with.
Well, as we know fromThe Office,he did date Squeaky Fromme.
[Laughs]
As far as with Janis, I can’t say.
