Jim Rash
Jim Rash
James "Jim" Rashis an American actor, comedian, producer, screenwriter, and director. He is known for playing Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC/Yahoo! sitcom Community. In 2012, he received a Golden Globe nomination and won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film The Descendants...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth15 July 1970
CountryUnited States of America
grew north screams
Even with the fact that I grew up in North Carolina, 'Jim Rash' just screams 'Southern boy.'
beach houses
Old beach houses sometimes don't have TVs, or you don't get cellphone reception.
block deal grail holy message whether writers
If you're a writer, the insight of other writers - if there's some kind of Holy Grail message on how to deal with writer's block or how to deal with any problem that can come up - whether you're writing about yourself or a group of people, I find that very interesting.
people purge until
Some people like to purge out a draft and just let it go and then go back and fix it, but I'm a writer-rewriter. I can't move on until I feel like it's presentable.
sketch
When I teach sketch writing, there's still a beginning, middle and end.
attribute explore
The passion to explore and not be afraid to fail - that's something I will always attribute to the Groundlings.
notable people work
When you're talking about people like Shonda Rhimes, Vince Gilligan or Beau Willimon, you're talking to people who are notable and celebrities in their own right. People want to know how their brains work.
advanced technology tv
We all know that technology has advanced to the point of watching TV online.
good hit love
With writing, I love doing it, but there's that love-hate relationship: You're not having a good run, you've hit a wall; it's frustrating.
bigger journey learning translate
Writing sketches, you're also learning about a journey and characters, and you translate that to bigger things.
morning
With Saturday morning cartoons, you've got to start at 6 A.M., right?
seems work
When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work.
characters grew influenced obviously pulled
Wherever a writer grew up, they're obviously influenced by that area, and I'm sure their characters are pulled from those experiences.
home technology people
Technology has changed, and we need to figure out how to improve the archaic way of what makes a hit, or how to determine how many viewers are watching beyond some people with Nielsen boxes in a small percentage of homes in random areas.