”With the actors [on Lady Bird] I’d always say don’t play the comedy, play it truthful and it will be funny.”
Writer/Director Greta Gerwig
The Deadline Podcast
P.S. This quote reminds me of one that Tina Fey said of one of the father’s of modern improv:
“I remember taking workshops with Del Close, and he always used to ask the same question of a scene: ‘Is it true?’ He didn’t give a rat’s ass if it was funny. Telling the truth was always held in higher regard than making an audience laugh.”
Writer/actress Tina Fey (30 Rock, Saturday Night Live)
The Believer interview with Eric Spitznagel
Writer/actress Tina Fey (30 Rock, Saturday Night Live)
The Believer interview with Eric Spitznagel
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