I directed the next-to-last episode of 'Parenthood.' I wrote three of the four last episodes. I had the cast to my house. Had a champagne toast with the writers. Had a huge cast and crew party. Drank eggnog in the… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
When I first pitched 'Parenthood' to Ron Howard and Brian Grazer - who made the movie - I was going through the pitch of what my version was going to be. I noticed anytime I said something different than what… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
As much as I thought the end of 'Friday Night Lights' was a really great ending, I was one of those people who wanted… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
Something that I learned from 'Friday Night Lights,' sometimes if you have four or five scenes in an episode, it's not having less than… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
How do you do something where you're able to be specific and edgy enough to compete with what the cable networks are doing and,… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
I sort of was inspired by 'Friday Night Lights,' where it was a very different show, but similar in that they were both large… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
If nobody has really done a show about people in their twenties that has been successful, why? — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
Any show I'm working on, I want the stories to always be about something, and to have the potential to be emotional. That's the… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
I think there's definitely a way to tell a story, to also look at marriages that are working, but find drama from what's challenging… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
It's so funny because a lot of times we'll have these discussions as writers, and you feel like you're having a discussion with your… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
'Parenthood' has been the beneficiary of wonderful performances by child actors. — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
You're breaking up, you're getting together, you're changing your life, you're arguing with your parents, you're making terrible mistakes, you're having great triumphs. It's… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
One of the things you realize when you have a health crisis in your immediate family is that life does not stop so that… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
There's something about the alchemy of the show - the actors, the writers, the directors, the editors - that makes 'Parenthood' unique. You get… — Jason Katims Copy Share Image
