Growing up in a small town, in the Midwest, and Catholic: Those are sort of three layers of repression.
Paul RustIf I heard there was a new show, and the creators were writing about how they met, I would be like, "Pass!"
Paul RustJust the way LA is laid out - 30 miles of disparate neighborhoods - adds to the loneliness of the characters. There's a lot more space to feel isolated in. In Los Angeles, you have to meet the person, then walk out separately to your own cars, and follow the person to their neighborhood, and then pray that street parking isn't going to mess things up.
Paul RustI gotta say, the Catholic Church has churned out a lot of great artists and directors and actors, so if that's all they do, that's fine by me. If they're good at churning out tortured artists, that's great!
Paul Rust