When Fargo came out, I hired a publicist for the first time in my life. I thought, if ever I was going to make it, that was then.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I was a publicist for other people's movies.
I always wanted to start a public company and make a lot of money.
The first dumb idea was to do it at all - to take 'Fargo,' this beloved classic, and turn it into a television show. The second dumb idea, when you do it and it works, was to throw everything out and start again.
Making 'Fargo' for FX has been the highlight of my career. A writer can search his or her whole career for a network partner who truly understands and encourages their vision. For me, the search is over.
One of the first things that I did was, I got myself a publicist as soon as 'Maria Full of Grace' premiered in July, so that I could go and meet people that I wanted to meet: the writers and the directors and the people that are doing things.
I have actually been very fortunate to be able to make films on my own credit card without having huge funders behind me dictating how the story should be told.
The first comedy screenplay that I wrote was Animal House and I always thought I could and should be a director but no one was about to give me that opportunity on Animal House.
One of my favorite movies of all time is 'Fargo.'
'Fargo' was the turnaround for me, in terms of film, because it was a part; it wasn't a line.
I spent a whole 12 years helping other people tell their stories as a publicist, so just to be able to go and write and get behind the camera, that's my thing.