Michael Patrick King
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Biography
Michael Patrick King is an American director, writer, and producer. He is best known for directing and writing for Sex and the City, its film adaptations, and the follow-up series And Just Like That..., and for co-creating the television comedies The Comeback, 2 Broke Girls, and AJ and the Queen.
"Let there be no mistake. A gay man alone could never begin to replicate the inner workings of the female mind."
"My mom would be leaving the house and she'd say, 'Don't you pull out all of the old dresses in the attic and put on a show again!' And the door would close, and that's exactly what I'd do. The show was calling me!"
"The thing you can't let go of is gravity. The reality of gravity in writing. If someone says something really mean in a sitcom, and the next wave isn't a reaction to the reality of that, you start losing relatability. In a lot of romantic comedies, they throw out the rules of life."
"When real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep on walking."
"If I talk to a woman for more than five minutes I can tell you exactly whether she's an Aidan girl or a Mr. Big girl. Aidan girls are more interested in nurturing relationships and building a nest while Mr. Big girls are more about show and having fun."