Sam Simon is best known for co-creating The Simpsons, but also worked as a writer, director and producer for many television and radio shows from 1979 to the 2000's such as Barney Miller, Taxi, The Norm Show, The George Carlin Show and a list of others. He died in March of 2015 of cancer, but before he did he appeared on WTF with Marc Maron and gave this wonderful advice for people interested in telling stories:
1. Story above all
2. Don't be afraid of the quiet moments
3. Love your characters
I could sit here and tell you everything that I think they mean, but really, you have to find the meaning for yourself. Meditate on these three rules, philosophize about them in the shower, use them as writing prompts in your journal, or tattoo them on your body. Whatever you have to do to find the meaning from his advice: DO IT!
To find out more about Sam Simon and his legendary career check out his Wikipedia page.
To find out more about Sam Simon and his legendary career check out his Wikipedia page.
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