When I think about multi-hyphenates I admire, Seth Rogen is at the top of the list. He came to Hollywood as an actor but has since shaped himself and his company into an incredibly successful and imaginative person, who can tackle adaptations and has incredibly commercial original ideas as a writer and director as well. Rogen is definitely someone to emulate, and that's why I'm always so interested when he gives an interview. Recently, he spoke to Esquire magazine and I loved hearing about his process and life. One of the most interesting things he talked about was how hard it is to do comedy today. And how important that hardship is for the genre. “The complaint that comedy’s harder than it used to be is not a valid complaint,” Rogen said. “Maybe it was too easy before. And why should it be? Why shouldn’t it be hard? I like that my job is hard, because I’m trying to do something that requires a huge amount of resources and people’s time and energy.”Rogen continued, “What do you wish you could say? What do you feel has been taken from you? It’s always funny when people are like: Oh, they could never make the Diversity Day episode of ‘The Office’ today. You can still watch it…I’m constantly meeting teenagers who love ‘Superbad’ and who think it holds up, and none of them are like: How fucking dare you have said that?” Seth Rogen in 'The Studio' CREDIT: Apple TV+ I loved...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 12 February, 2025