David Wain
David Wain
David Benjamin Wainis an American comedian, writer, actor, and director. He is most widely known for directing the feature films Role Models, Wanderlust and Wet Hot American Summer and its Netflix prequel series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. He is also known for his work on the sketch comedy series The State; for producing, directing and writing the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital; and voicing The Warden on the Adult Swim series Superjail!. Wain is a founding...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth1 August 1969
CityShaker Heights, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Wet Hot American Summer so far is a financial disappointment and money was lost on it. But perhaps it will find its audience in video, cable, etc, maybe over the course of years.
Obviously Mad TV, SNL are one kind of show, whereas The State belongs to the kind of show that is entirely conceived written and performed by a set group that existed before the TV show.
I've come to the possible conclusion that being a comedic writer/director is like running track. You do it for a certain amount of time and then you have to stop. Or you at least have to accept that you're not going to be at the top of your game. And that's OK.
I don't believe in paying for sex. Which is why I'll never again pay for a woman's dinner.
I was hired to do this one great script called 'Cap'n Ricky' and that project is up in the air at the moment.
Sundance is just a great place for your work to be seen. Not much more to say about it than that.
I hope I don't just do the exact same thing my whole life. I also feel like it's really hard to make comedy. It's almost impossible for comedy filmmakers and directors to stay relevant as they get older.
One, I never get sick of talking about myself.
I went to this very disorganized Jewish summer camp in Maine called Camp Modin.
I love summer. Because it means I can wear a bikini top and shorts, even just to go shopping.
We met when we were college kids, and started working then and never really stopped.
Everyone who went to college and especially people working in media seem to know at least one person from Shaker Heights. There's just something about that place that made people go to the coast.
Highland has changed my entire way of working with scripts. I use it every day.
You could be making so much money, and your bank statement gets bigger and bigger, but if you're not psyched to go to work in the morning, it doesn't matter. It sucks. So you wanna just be psyched to see the people that you work with, and have fun with. Then you've won.