We shoot with three cameras, try to shoot both sides of coverage if possible. That allows the actors to overlap and to find moments that feel more authentic and real than what you sometimes would normally get in a scripted drama that’s shot more classically. And that’s something in ‘Parenthood’ that has evolved. Jason Katims Read Quote
I did a lot of freelance desk publishing jobs when I graduated from college. I sort of earned a living doing that while I was writing plays, which was what I wanted to do. My hope was to become a playwright. Jason Katims Read Quote
The shows I’ve been working on, especially ‘Parenthood’ and ‘Friday Night Lights,’ I think are completely character-driven stories. I think, for most writers, that’s a privilege to be telling those kinds of stories. It’s erroneous to me. Jason Katims Read Quote
In ‘Friday Night Lights,’ the relationship between the coach and his wife, that marriage was something that you couldn’t really understand until you actually saw it exist on film. Jason Katims Read Quote
I feel like not only are ‘Parenthood’ fans passionate, but that passion has grown over the run of the show and people got more invested as the show has gone on. That really does help keep shows on the air. Jason Katims Read Quote
The most frustrating thing to me is when I tell people I work on ‘Friday Night Lights,’ they’ll say, ‘Oh, I hear that’s a really good show.’ They never watched it. Jason Katims Read Quote