The thing you can't let go of is gravity. The reality of gravity in writing. If someone says something really mean in a sitcom, and the next wave isn't a reaction to the reality of that, you start losing relatability. In a lot of romantic comedies, they throw out the rules of life.
“I wish I had put myself out there a little bit more and experienced people more instead of protecting myself.”
“With 'Brick,' the style with language and the way it was shot was to create a world obviously elevated from the very first frame above a typical high school.”