I want to have compassion for my characters - I feel like I am the characters when I'm writing them. Mike White charactercompassionfeel Change image and share on social
What I find frustrating about scripted television is that it's rare that you are surprised by how you feel about the character, or how you feel about the show. Mike White characterfeelfind Change image and share on social
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. Mike White callcollegeconnecticut share on social
I have had moments where I've had mental-health issues and I've felt like yoga and meditating and reading these Buddhist self-help books actually really help. Mike White bookbuddhistfelt Change image and share on social
I find as a viewer, when I go to see comedies, the strain to be funny throughout the whole thing. I start to lose my sense of reality, and it ends up feeling like an empty experience; there's funny stuff in it but I've lost the emotional connection to the characters because it's just so bananas. Mike White bananacharactercomedy share on social
There's something very touching to me about someone almost communicating to themselves in some way - trying to come to some deeper understanding of yourself and having compassion for yourself. Mike White communicatecompassiondeep Change image and share on social
I used to go online all the time, and then I had to stop myself... because I'm a writer, and it's like: to have a procrastination tool, like, within my computer... it was just getting too hairy. Mike White computerhairyonline Change image and share on social
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. Mike White animalcomecrazy share on social
I can be really annoying, but I also feel like I'm a nice person. Mike White annoyfeelnice Change image and share on social
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. Mike White actoranxietyexpress share on social