how I Met Your Mother was a Hit Smash, and Jason Segel was a key element. But in his words, his stay at the show was “delicate”.
Appear on The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Slacque podcast, he remembered the way he juggled CBS Show, which lasted nine seasons, his film career and his relays in writing projects.
“Judd had instilled this thing in us during the monsters and geeks, where he said, if you can improve the way you can, then you can write. I just need to teach you to write,” said the actor of his friend Judd Apatow, encouraging him to write.
He added that it was a “moment that changed life”, remembered the words of his friend, who was also the director of the 2007 Overturnedin which Jason played.
“If you can write something good enough”, “you can always” put back on the wheel, “said the 45 -year -old man, adding:” You are a weird guy, and the only way you will do it is if you write your own equipment. “”
While trying his luck in writing, Jason said Himym brought recognition and “financial security”.
However, he also said that he was “locked up to play a guy for a very long time and that he should decide if he was going to work or rest during the hiatus”.
THE Contraction Star said it was not a huge problem; However, the combination of movie and television quarries was the most difficult task.
“The way my life took place for about six years is that I was shooting the way I met your mother.”
“And during this time, I wrote a film that we then turned on the four months of leave and that we were making ourselves in time to come back to the way I met your mother,” he continued.
“And it was an incredible period. It was an electric period. But I also tired myself a little and I started not to have fun as much,” admitted the actor.
“And it was a disappointment because I was doing so cool things. So I was a tired guy,” concluded Jason.