Irvine is such a safe, stable, planned community, and I'm a person who has a lot of inner longing for drama and romance. So I think in some way the structure of Irvine made me more creative because I had these boundaries, and I thought outside them. Andrea Seigel boundarycommunitycreative share on social
Old-school viewers remain adamant that 'The Real World' has deteriorated, as if the original enterprise were some pristine experiment that got sullied as the conditions in the lab got sloppier. Andrea Seigel adamantconditiondeteriorate Change image and share on social
Irvine, being a planned community, is really good shorthand, especially in a movie or book, for understanding suburban pressures. Andrea Seigel bookcommunitygood Change image and share on social
The first time I ever heard professional actors delivering lines that I wrote was completely surreal and was just a gigantic moment in my life. It was just a little bit mind-blowing and completely strange to have something that had been on my computer being said out loud. Andrea Seigel actorbiteblow share on social
Louis CK knows that just because a joke is using space as a resource instead of something to be crammed like a hamper, this doesn't mean a story isn't happening. Andrea Seigel cramhamperhappen Change image and share on social
My feeling for reality TV isn't ironic, guilty, or apologetic. Reality TV is one of the few remaining modes of popular entertainment in which characterization is permitted as plot. Andrea Seigel apologeticcharacterizationentertainment Change image and share on social
Ultimately, criticism that 'The Real World' has devolved into a lesser enterprise comes from the viewers who came of age alongside it, not the teens of the moment that MTV has always existed for. Andrea Seigel agealongsidecriticism Change image and share on social
I can be like that: forgetting how hard it was to do something after I'm past it. Andrea Seigel forgethardpast Change image and share on social
If there is one thing for which the 'Real Housewives' franchise deserves artistic recognition, it is the patient and immaculate building of a villain. Andrea Seigel artisticbuilddeserve Change image and share on social
As a kid, I was only allowed to watch a certain amount of television. But once I was old enough to own my own TV, I would stay up until 4:00 A.M. watching Home Shopping Network night after night. Soft-spoken women talked about the jewelry in very detailed, intricate, precious ways, and I loved it. Andrea Seigel allowamountdetail share on social