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
people ruins too-much
Some people will ruin a movie for you if they enthuse too much.
allow evaluate happening people places shows sure
I think the networks, in general, have to evaluate what's happening around them. I'm sure they're scared about a lot of things: Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, and all these places that allow people to watch shows in chunks.
huge responsibility
I think that getting responsibility and structure are huge parts of growing up.
created
I think the community that's created within a writers' room is a very interesting topic.
balancing people
I think that... I would say that sometimes people get afraid of when you're balancing comedy and drama.
beats
I will say you could always look at 'Looney Tunes' and learn about writing. I think you can learn a lot about the beats of comedy. I think you can find out about awkward pauses, because I think they did those well.
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.
When you get onstage, you can see everyone in the audience's face, down to the detail. You can see who may or may not be yawning.
behind keeping sort stage
In a weird way, the drama behind the stage was sort of keeping 'Community' on people's minds.
I think most co-directors and co-writers just hold hands.
You'd just die if you put your head to the grindstone.