006 Growing up in Hollywood with Director John Michael Riva Jr.

TIMESTAMPS

00:15 - All of Mikey's names

02:56 - Mikey's decision to be a writing fellow at AFI

04:28 - Growing up as an Art Department kid and his "I want to do this" moment

07:27 - A couple of stories about the fleeting nature of set design

13:01 - Inspiration and directing style

17:03 - Mikey's latest film, PTERRY, its significance in his own life, and directing style

31:35 - Mikey was a set photographer!

35:34 - A Quentin Tarantino story

39:35 - RIP SAG-AFTRA Conservatory

40:44 - The Screenwriting Fellow 's AFI experience

44:09 - Identifiable inexperience in actors

47:40 - Noticeable differences in seasoned actors

49:50 - What Mikey looks for in actors

52:43 - Mikey has a Desert Tortoise!!!

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