Whenever we do wire work, we do look like babies just being, like, dangled.
Men think that not being able to wire a plug somehow makes them more creative or intellectual. It just makes them morons.
‘The Wire’ fans are very specific and hard core. Nobody is neutral about ‘The Wire.’ You either love it, or you couldn’t watch it, and there is no in-between.
A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
‘The Wire’ is very realistic and based on real events.
If you’re doing something like scheduling utility payments to come through your debit card or out of your personal checking account, that’s perfectly fine. But there are much safer ways to handle situations with debt collectors. You can send a money order overnight, or wire the cash to them.
One of my biggest influences, of course, is David Simon and his work on ‘The Wire.’
Poverty and ignorance, which beget terror, are not eradicated by firing artillery shells. Borders do not stop rockets, and barbed wire does not prevent terror.
We cannot go up on a wire. We cannot do a search without a judge on the FISA Court approving it and determining that we have met the standard that has been set forth by Congress in order to utilize these techniques.
Great art, the more specific you are, the more universal it becomes, and that’s the thing that I loved about ‘The Wire.’
When I was in grade school, I had a little duet act with a guy who was a beautiful singer, and somebody recorded it on a wire machine. They played it back for us, and I went, ‘I hear Donald, but what is that other ugly voice?’ It turned out to be me, of course.
Acting still rings my bell as much as it did in high school. Plus, I can now indulge my interests as a producer as well. My work is more fun than fun but, best of all, it’s still very scary. You are always walking some kind of high wire.
Not everything has to be ‘The Bridge’ or ‘The Wire’. Those shows are brilliant. But you have to invest your cerebellum in them.
Historically, musicians know what it is like to be outside the norm – walking the high wire without a safety net. Our experience is not so different from those who march to the beat of different drummers.
I have been making wire jewelry – and think I’ll really do something with it, eventually.
One of the things about politics, when you’re actually there, you realize, you’re on a high wire and there is no net under you. On any given day, your campaign can implode for something that happens inadvertently or even intentionally.
I listen to WTF with Marc Maron, although I’m getting annoyed with him, he’s a bit too intrusive and fawning. But he’s done some great interviews in the past, like with David Simon, the writer of The Wire, and Bruce Springsteen. He gets fantastic guests. I just wish he let them talk more.
I used to practice cello while watching TV and films. I watched several complete TV series this way, including ‘Lost’ and ‘The Wire.’ As a kid, I’d read books while playing.
