Interview: Michael R. Perry

Michael R. Perry has had a long and productive career in Hollywood writing and producing 1-hour TV including such series as Millennium, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Guardian, Stephen King’s Dead Zone, and The River. He has also written movies including Paranormal Activity 2 and his latest The Voices, based on his 2009 Black List script.

Here are links to the four installments of the entire interview:

Part 1: “Character is king. The mottled, complex, nuanced details of the major and minor characters in a story are the reason we identify and become engaged.”

Part 2: “I never believe anyone’s prediction any more. I stick to the writing, with the belief that, if it’s good, it will find a home.”

Part 3: “Before I wrote the first word I wanted to fully commit to seeing the world through Jerry’s eyes. I even wrote it the way Jerry would have written a screenplay: on a 99-cent store notebook with a four-pack of 99-cent store pencils.”

Part 4: “I’m the wrong guy to ask about commercial viability, I wrote The Voices. I would recommend instead to write a script that you love, that no one else other than you could possibly have written.”

Michael is repped by UTA and Kaplan / Perrone Entertainment.

Twitter: @PERRYMICHAELR.