You want to mix acting styles correctly. People approach the work in different ways. You want to make sure no one wants to kill each other because the approach is different. John Wells actapproachcorrectly Change image and share on social
You have to have wonderful actors for material, particularly difficult material that requires complicated performances. John Wells actorcomplicatedifficult Change image and share on social
I grew up in a family that was very barbed and difficult, and there was a lot of humor. None of it was painless humor. All of it was at someone else's expense. It was kind of always about power. John Wells barbeddifficultexpense Change image and share on social
As people, we're generally optimistic, no matter how disabled our lives are, and we find the humor in the darkest situations. John Wells darkdisablefind Change image and share on social
One of the great things and one of the horrible things about the American character is this extraordinary optimism and arrogance that everything will continue to be great and keep looking up. John Wells americanarrogancecharacter Change image and share on social
I'm interested in working with groups of actors to tell complicated stories about what's happening to people, and that's because I came out of the theatre where I worked in ensembles, and I really loved that. John Wells actorcomplicateensemble share on social
People say to me, 'Well, how do you direct Meryl Streep?' You're not wandering over to Meryl telling her how to act. She's an extraordinary talent and unbelievably hard working; she works harder than anyone I have ever worked with before. John Wells actdirectextraordinary share on social
It is harder to get adult, character-driven material on television than it used to be, but there are lots of other places that you can go to sell it. If you can do it for basic cable or pay cable, we have those outlets. John Wells adultbasiccable share on social
I was a directing student and a production design student at Carnegie Mellon. I went in as a production design student and became a directing student. John Wells carnegiedesigndirect Change image and share on social
As an adult, you think of yourself as being someone else when you're away from your family, but when you come back to your family, you suddenly find yourself back in the exact same role that you always had in your family as a child and as a teenager. John Wells adultbackchild share on social
