Darren Star
Darren Star
Darren Bennett Staris an American producer, director and writer for film and television. He is best known for creating the television series Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth25 July 1961
CityPotomac, MD
CountryUnited States of America
anybody brought care love sort success surprising watches
When I brought 'Sex and the City' to HBO, I wanted to do something independent, where I could be like, 'I don't care if anybody watches this thing. Just let me do something that I would love to see.' Honestly, the success of 'Sex and the City' was what was most surprising to me. It was sort of like the anti-TV-show in my mind.
amusing elements found inevitably insecure people point satire
I can see that inevitably people are going to point fingers. I think what is amusing is that people have found a lot more there than I even intended, ... I think in any satire about a prime-time soap, especially one starring young people, you're going to have the bitch. And you're going to have the narcissistic young actor. You're going to have the insecure girl. You're going to have elements of nepotism.
invested lives series viewers
The idea of viewers getting invested in a series is that you're getting invested in the reality of these characters' lives that, in fact, don't have an ending.
broadcast death hearing sample
Cable's on fire. Traditional broadcast TV's hearing a death knell. I sample as much television as possible. I like 'Homeland,' 'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep.' Now reinvention's important.
aware noticing reflect
When doing a series, I look for something that has an idea you can think about, something that I'm noticing and aware of and thinking about, because when you're doing a series, you think about more than just jokes... you know, when you're doing a comedy, you think about what's going to reflect people's experiences, in a way.
coming humor truthful
When I did 'Sex and the City,' it was like, 'Let's do a comedy where the humor is not coming from innuendo but from the a truthful place. This is a show where we're going to be able to say and do what we want.'