I'll tell you what I love about directing: the surprise. You never know what's going to happen with your piece until an audience weighs in. James Burrows audiencedirecthappen Change image and share on social
My father was weaned on books. I'm halfway between being weaned on books and weaned on television. And if you're weaned on television, you're not as good a writer as if you were weaned on books. James Burrows bookfathergood Change image and share on social
Most of the pilots I choose do not have high-concept ideas, so for me it's not the idea as much as the execution of the idea, and if the idea, like you take a bar in Boston, that's not a high-concept idea. But if it's executed well, it makes a great show. James Burrows barbostonchoose share on social