![]() ![]() So it was family atmosphere for me to do it my first time, but I also have to prove to you that I know what I'm doing. If you give me anything, I'm going to give it back because I know y'all, so don't play with me. But I was up for that challenge, and that was fun for me to dance back and forth because I'm like any other director. Number two is everyone was so supportive, but for like Jeremy, he probably had the hardest time, having been my little brother forever, just kind of being like, "Oh, it's Shanola the director now." So he wanted to challenge me some, but that was okay with me because I was expecting that I thought it would have happened even more. ![]() So I had such an appreciation for the talent and for everyone's process, that's number one. We don't really see each other at work that much. It really is a dream come true.ĭirecting my costars/family! I will say because we've been on the show so long, everyone kind of has different scenes, other than that very first season when we were doing a lot of work together and in the finale where we're all together. I knew I wanted to do it, and because John saw my dedication to the shadow process and me picking up stuff, he gave me the opportunity to direct in the final season, which is just incredible. I didn't leave, I wasn't one of those people that shadowed for an hour and was like, "Look at me, I'm shadowing!" I really stayed from beginning to end, I went from prep to edit with all of the directors, and it ignited a fire in me. Kevin Ball Played by Steve Howey Kev is the owner of the neighborhood bar with his wife, Veronica, and the Gallaghers next door neighbor. I stayed every day, between 12 and 17 hours, just really learning everything. I wanted to do three different directors. But John was very receptive to it, and I shadowed John, Silver Tree, and our. When you're on a show this long, you take time to get your personal life together too, so I was able to have both of my children, and then I was like, "Okay, I'm done having kids, what's next, what do I want to do?" And I knew that I had an interest in directing, but because I'd never done it before I went to John Wells before season 10 and said, "Here's what I'm thinking, John: I want to direct." A lot of the time there's a bit of hesitation when an actor says they want to direct or shadow because the commitment is not always there. ![]()
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