Episode #289 with Bryan Fuller

Dan is joined by writer and director, Bryan Fuller!We chat about his directorial debut film Dust Bunny, kids being their own heroes, surrounding yourself with dedicated and likeminded people on a film set, getting his film distributed, his satisfaction with the end result of Dust Bunny, going to film school wanting to direct, initially resisting writing, being a good communicator with department heads as a showrunner, dealing with executives, being too direct, getting his start on Star Trek, writing his first Trek episode, the priceless lessons he learned on Star Trek: Voyager, the open submission policy, the confidence he found as a writer, needing angels, loving the character of Beverly Crusher, his frustration with the creative direction of Star Trek: Voyager, writing Dead Like Me, internalized stress, allowing himself to give people grace, being able to take a step back from his own emotion, shrugging it off, the great relief in modulating expectation, the elegance of the TV series Hannibal, and a whole lot more!Cover Photo (background): Matty Parker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.