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To state the obvious, you can't listen to every idea. At least not all the time. That would be very uneffective. It's better to build some stereotypes which yo
by jstimpfle 9y ago
To state the obvious, you can't listen to every idea. At least not all the time. That would be very uneffective.
It's better to build some stereotypes which you revisit from time to time, and build your network of people who you trust from a pool of people that passed this stereotypes "filter".
Of course a good idea can come from everywhere, but I don't think Cranston went to routinely ask the lightworkers, cleaning personnel, or secretaries for good comedy ideas, after that. He was still more likely to get good input from the people who specialize in comedy.
- daveFNbuck 9y agoWhen a lighting guy gives you a comedy idea, many people would tell him to keep to lighting and leave the comedy to the comedians. Cranston's point is that by not using a stereotype filter to ignore the lighting guy he ended up with a better scene. He doesn't have to seek out advice from the lighting guy, he just has to be in a culture where the lighting guy feels comfortable sharing if he happens to have a good idea.
- jstimpfle 9y agoHowever, more generally, if everybody wants to share ideas with you all the time, you have to apply a filter. It's just that in this particular situation, there was no need, and no polite way, to apply a filter. That in the end he ended up with a good idea is just nice.
- daveFNbuck 9y agoThere was an extremely easy polite way to apply the filter. Just don't use the idea because it came from a lighting guy.
- jstimpfle 9y agoThat's not "applying a filter", though. The time listening is already spent. (But yeah, if it isn't immediately clear that it's a good idea, I'm sure there is less incentive for a comedian to invest the time to try and understand it).