#362 - James Burrows on DIRECTED BY JAMES BURROWS

Eleven-time Emmy winner James Burrows chats with Trey Elling about DIRECTED BY JAMES BURROWS: FIVE DECADES OF STORIES FROM THE LEGENDARY DIRECTOR OF TAXI, CHEERS, FRASIER, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, AND MORE. Topics include: The best lesson he learned from his dad, Abe (1:15) Entering TV during a transformative time (2:34) Dying with your boots on (5:54) The difficulty of Taxi (10:04) Andy Kaufman (12:27) Louie De Palma (16:11) Having Sam & Diane to hook up in Cheers (17:11) The inspiration for Cheers (19:30) The challenges of setting a show in a bar (22:06) Replacing Coach with Woody Harrelson (24:07) Cheers never jumping the shark (27:44) The Cheers finale (28:39) Why he worked so well with Glen & Les Charles (30:15) Kelsey Grammar's brilliance (31:25) Will & Grace (35:22) The importance of 'butterflies' (40:05) Directing the Friends pilot (40:54) NewsRadio (46:15) Jason Bateman (50:01) Drawing the best out of an actor (51:54) Why he thinks of himself as lucky (53:38)