Sam Jones 2
Off Camera\xa0is back after a short summer break with all new episodes, and we\u2019re kicking off the new season with a game of musical chairs. Writer, actor, and\xa0Saturday Night Live\xa0alum Jason Sudeikis takes over as host, and I take the hot seat for a change.The idea came to Jason while he was running on the treadmill a couple of months ago. Mid-exercise, he texted me to see if I was interested in celebrating 200 episodes of\xa0Off Camera\xa0by allowing him to interview me. I was incredibly flattered by the offer, but I\u2019ve always gone off the assumption, \u201cWho wants to hear about me?\u201d As a director and photographer, I\u2019ve spent most of my career behind the camera, trying to peel back the layers of the creative person in front of the lens. But as I thought about it, one thing occurred to me\u2014I could for once see what it feels like in the other chair. And after seeing Jason make the rounds as guest host on talk shows like\xa0Ellen, it was clear I\u2019m in good hands. Maybe too good, as it turned out. Jason surprised me with his thoughtfulness, deep research, and by connecting some dots in my own history that I had never thought about before. Dare I say I liked it?Jason and I sit down to talk about the similarities between multi-hyphenates and superheroes, how the smallest act of encouragement and praise can be the greatest gift for an aspiring artist, why we film\xa0Off Camera\xa0in a vast, white room, and more.