Bill Lawrence On The Importance Of Mentoring Young Writers, Or “People Who Will Give Me My Last Job When I Am Un-Hirable,” As He Accepts WGA East Award
deadline.com“The best thing about Hollywood, other than, obviously, award shows, is that all of us got in the door because someone believed in us,” said Bill Lawrence, accepting the WGA East Herb Sergeant Award in New York tonight, urging the assembled to “go out and find a young person to believe in.” “Give an hour of your time to someone every month.
In the worst case, you get to talk about yourself for an hour,” said the creator of Scrubs, which has a reboot in development, and Apple TV+ hit Ted Lasso, eyeing a fourth season.
His long list of credits also includes Apple’s Shrinking and Bad Monkey, Spin City and Cougar Town. He was, however, quite serious, devoting his acceptance speech to helping the next generation of writers, especially in a new landscape of small writing staffs, and young writers jumping from show to show.
It’s never been harder. “Ask the PA or the writers’ assistant if they want to walk to set with you, or grab lunch and talk.
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