Im an executive producer and one of the writers.
The show runner-creator is the wonderful Liz Tigelaar.
She really taught me so much about television writing as we crafted this season.
Kathryn Hahn is wonderful as the character Clare.
Of course, my dear mother has influenced my life so deeply.
She died when she was 45.
So Ive lived a long time without her, but her legacy lives on in me.
And its up to you to find, essentially, the beauty and the joy in life.
Its a kind of core optimism that my mother had that I absolutely know lives inside of me.
Always keep a shirt on.Even then as a teenager, I thought,This is terrible advice.
This does not make for a good marriage.It was not the marriage advice I would give.
Oh, Oprahs given me so much great advice.
Shes a really good friend.
Shes given me advice on just everything.
I used to do aDear Sugarpodcast.Steve Almond, my cohost, and I had Oprah on the show.
We expanded it into two episodes.
She was so good.
Its all about how to say no.
… As you know, Oprah has endured a lot of hard things.
She had a traumatic childhood.
I was just like, so many people are going to relate to that.
I know what shes talking about.
That word is not a word that a lot of us come to easily.
