Jason Segel recalls the life-changing advice he received from Judd Apatow on the final day of ‘The Apprentice’
Jason Segel recently revealed that he received some life-changing career advice from Judd Apatow before the Freaks and Geeks cast and crew disbanded.
In a recent interview with “Today” host Willie Geist, Siegel, 44, recalled how Apatow, 56, took him and several others aside and offered them an apprenticeship of sorts. .
“Listen, if I can improve like I’m improving on this show, I can write,” the Bad Teacher actor recalled Apatow saying. “You need to learn how to do it, so I’ll show you how.”
Siegel described the experience as “a bit of an apprenticeship, literally learning how to write screenplays.” He recalled advice from the highly acclaimed screenwriter and director upon parting ways.
“Listen, Jace, you’re a weirdo. The only way you’re going to be successful is if you write your own material,” the How I Met Your Mother star took this to heart and decided to He wrote a story called Forgetting Sarah Marshall. A year later.
Freaks and Geeks was a classic late-’90s dive into high school angst and ennui.
Created by future Bridesmaids director Paul Feig and produced by Apatow, the series aired for 18 episodes on NBC from 1999 to 2000.
Although it was canceled before the first season aired, the teen drama has since proven to be a notable launching pad for talent.
