Mike White
Mike White
Writer, producer, actor, and director who was on Enlightened on HBO.
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth28 June 1970
CityPasadena, CA
came half inspired playing respect second
We're in first, but we're still playing for respect and playing with hunger. We came out inspired in the second half and clamped down.
looking opportunity stuff wearing
I'm not looking to be the King of Comedy, or the King of Hollywood. I just want to be able to keep making stuff that I'm into and have the opportunity to challenge myself with, wearing different hats.
digs guys hard hope lose played wish worked
It was just a never-say-die attitude. If you lose a game, it just digs at you. When you lose, you just wish your guys played hard and worked hard and never said die. You just hope they take that on in life.
coming drive emotional people reaction rivers seeing simply
The things that drive me crazy are coming from this place of people suffering because of people polluting into rivers or whatever. It's not simply just about systems; it's an emotional reaction to seeing animals or people suffering.
blocks deal freeman girls gonna nobody tonight
The girls always say nobody blocks their shots, but tonight some got blocked. Freeman is long, and she's young. We're gonna have to deal with her for years.
emotions relief reserved
He is usually reserved and doesn't show emotion. That just showed how much relief there was in him and our team.
directing
I started as a writer; I started writing when I was little. The acting and directing was an outgrowth of my desire to tell stories.
movies tv
Production for movies or TV is very painstaking and slow.
grew kids knew pasadena references suburban university york
I remember I grew up in Pasadena in a very, kind of, homogeneous, kind of, suburban existence and then I went to college at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. And there were all these, kind of, hipster New York kids who were so-called 'cultured' and had so much, you know, like knew all the references and, like, already had their look down.
impossible march pointed royals
It was impossible to do those things done by March 15. We pointed that out to the Royals -- they have agreed.
anxiety express married start tone tv
As an actor and a writer, the anxiety about doing TV is that you start to feel like you get married to one tone or one kind of idea and you feel like you want to be able to express a lot of different things.
nice people challenges
As you get older, you realize just figuring out how to be nice to the people in your personal sphere is almost more challenging than trying to change the bigger culture.
stressful meditating
From my experience, meditating can bring up the most stressful thoughts.
nice annoying feels
I can be really annoying, but I also feel like I'm a nice person.