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Now that job has passed to coproducers Neon and Hulu.
I embrace the toilet, and every aspect of that.
You cannot say pregnancy without talking about a mucus plug or colostrum or morning sickness.
Its just all part of it.
Ive been in the room for two births, and wow, did this movie bring me back.
I remember when I had my first daughter, it was like somebody had attacked me.
[Pointing at her crotch] Twelve knives, down here!
But if I was attacked, they would have kept me in the hospital for two weeks.
I couldnt even sit down.
It is surreal.Its fucking batshit crazy!
Whats also crazy is people who say, Oh, you know what?
I want to have a baby onpurpose.
Why do they do that?
Thats as baffling to me as people getting married without the biological imperative of a child on the way.
Im like, what, youre getting married and you dont evenhaveto?
And what about all of the stuff leading to the birth?
Amniocentesis is something movies and TV dont often show, I guess because its considered too scary?
You build a scene around it.I swear to God, people just dont want to show anything like that.
It was like the Petersen Automotive Museum of breast pumps.
There were so many models.
Nobody told me to bring an extra set of clothes for the baby.
Thats what its like.
But wait which version ofBody Snatcherswas the first one to use that sound?
That performance is erotic art.
Me and Annie Frank, who edited it with me, called that sequence Dawns Bum-Out.
Its saying, Theres no rhyme or reason to how she ended up feeling like this.
I also tried to be very protective of the men in this movie, who all showcase vulnerabilities.
Like in the case of the John Carroll Lynch character who is the OB/GYN.
I had to fight for those moments.
What is the relationship between the original script forBabesand the final cut?
I mean, for me,Better Thingswas like doing ten features in one season.
This was one feature.
You know that the way I work is not everybodys style.
I had an 18-month-old kid at the time.
I have no clue!
What I remember issittingthere.
Im just sitting there, waiting and waiting.
And its one hour, two hours, three hours that Im waiting to shoot something.
What am I doing?
Im going through all thisfakaktafor a thing where Im in two scenes.
And in what movie?
I couldnt even tell you now.
I dont think it ever saw the light of day.
And what I took away from it is that I have to be careful with my time.
Thank God I had animation.
Still, to this day, voice-over work in animation is my bread and butter, man.
Speaking of animation: Whats up with the newKing of the Hillepisodes?Were having fun with that.
Its really awesome to be back with everybody, though unfortunately we lost Johnny Hardwick, who played Dale.
Wed already recorded four episodes of the first season of the reboot and he passed away.
We were all stunned.
[Looks upward, smiles.]
Love you, Johnny.
Wes Archer, whos one of our animators, has been subbing for Johnny at the table reads.
Toby Huss subbed for Johnny the other day and it was un-fucking-believable.
The world needs to know how greatToby Husss Frank Sinatra impressionis.Somebody should make a film with Toby as Frank.
[Normal voice] Also: [Megaphone] I would really love to get my next movie financed!
This little lady wants to direct her next feature!
[Normal voice] Seriously, Id like to be on a set again.
I need to be working.
I have stuff in development with FX.
I have some really fun irons in the fire.
But I mainly just want to get back on a set.
I like your chances.
You sure do seem to attract good actors to your projects.That might have something to do with the director.
But dont tell anybody.
