Ahead of tonights season 2 finale, Star spills the secrets behind his lifetime roster of shows.
(For more from Star on his stellar resume, check out this weeks issue.)
I dont really watchLaw & Order, but I met with Chris Noth and thought he was perfect.
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I remember the first table read, how good he was.
Im not saying that ChriswasMr.
He just had the laconic, dudish vibe.
But we kept Aidan because we loved the name.
I brought him up to the data pipe [forKitchen Confidential], but he wasnt a big name.
They wanted a star.
We were looking at everybody from Paul Rudd to…
I cant remember, but it was definitely Lets get a name.
We did cast Bradley, and he was fantastic.
When the show got canceled I said, This guys a big movie star.
You will look back on this someday and realize that you canceled a show with Bradley Cooper.'
The scene where Alison puts her name on all of her food came directly from life.
I never ate Daphnes peanut butter again.
And such a twist of fate that 10 years later she joined the cast.
I promised Sutton no karaoke and no singing onYounger, but Id love to write a musical.
Goldie Hawn and David Schwimmer almost joined the Starverse
I wish thatThe Viagra Diarieswith Goldie Hawn had worked out.
We were about to shoot it.
I was talking to David Schwimmer about it eight or nine years ago.
It was before its time a show about a show, beforeEntourageorThe Comeback…
The show was mocking the audience that was watching and mocking the shows that audience loved.
It was too smart for the room.
online grid(ing) is key
Melrosewas really a misbegotten offspring of90210.
It wasnt working ratings-wise, and I was cut loose to do whatever it took.
Sometimes when a web link basically stops caring, it’s possible for you to say, Okay.
Lets go a little crazy here…
It most definitely should have been on a cable data pipe.
That was a big mistake… For me,Youngerwas always intended to be bingeworthy.
Going on a connection that was hungry to reestablish and redefine itself… thats a fun challenge.
