At one point, I was in a place where it didn't feel like it was going to happen and I was feeling pretty down on myself. But I stuck to it, and now I have a hit comedy on my hands. You've got to keep plugging away at it. If you really believe in yourself, you can definitely make it happen.
Zachary KnightonFilm work can be tedious and sort of all over the place, especially when you have a family and you're going off and doing things somewhere else.
Zachary KnightonFlashForward was a really fun show to make. Not to mention, I only worked like, one day a week, and it paid the same as Happy Endings. I got to make out with beautiful women on that show as well.
Zachary KnightonI don't want to name any names, but I've worked on television shows where there's a guy writing for my generation who's like 60 - and it doesn't work.
Zachary KnightonI've done comedy, and I've done drama. I've sort of been a journeyman in my career so far.
Zachary Knighton'FlashForward' was on the outs when I was approached with 'Happy Endings.' I literally got the script on a Friday, and on Saturday morning I met with David Caspe, Jamie Tarses, and the Russo brothers. I took the role on that Saturday, and on Monday I was doing a table read. It all happened very fast, but it was super exciting.
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