brandon_bird

What is your favorite moment from your years on L&O? Do you have any warm stories about Jerry Orbach?

Apologies if this turns into a lengthy reply, but first and foremost I don't feel that art needs to have any sort of critique or broader social statement (I think the notion that it does mutated out of the academic scene, where art as a discipline was being taught alongside analytical writing in fields where social critique was the point). I think it's enough for art to have an emotional response; in fact I think that is the exact function and purpose of art. So, for me it's enough to make something that's funny. That said, I try not to make dumb jokes... if the humor can be layered on top of something, like making fun of certain artistic forms and conventions (like coloring books), or making fun of a certain type of masculine figure (Michael Bay, Guy Fieri), then it becomes a deeper and better joke. Humor that is "about" something is usually better than humor that is just trying to be "random."

People have done it, which is cool, but I'm weirded out when they ask for my permission. Like, I don't wanna be responsible for someone else's skin, ya know?

My favorite is meeting Eric Roberts at a Doctor Who convention, giving him the last Eric Roberts lunchbox I made, half-expecting him to kill me, and instead having him give me the softest, warmest bear hug I have ever experienced in my life.

Hugh Jackman.