That you had an idea, which was an amalgamof a lot of things that you had lived...

That you had an idea, which was an amalgam
of a lot of things that you had lived through,
thought about. [David] Well, for years,
everybody told me that I had to write something
about my mother. She was so out there
and so funny. My wife, Denise,
was the first one to say that. And then everybody was saying, "You gotta write something
about your mother." [woman] In like '88,
I was looking for a job, and David Chase had a new show. It was called Almost Grown,
and he wanted to meet writers. So I met with David
on Ventura Boulevard, some restaurant. I got there first, of course, and I see him coming
in the door. I think, "Oh, fuck."
He just looked so dour