
Alan Ruck
HBO's Succession Podcast
How John Hughes Methodology Set Me Up for Success
You have talked about how John Hughes Methodology as a filmmaker set you up for success. In a 1986 interview, you said John is almost like having a stand-up comic for a director. Like most great writers, he couldn't leave it alone and he was always polishing. And that's exactly what Adam McKay had us do in the pilot of succession.
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