Sep
24
“And then there was this whole other level, where I get frustrated from a storytelling point of view where I see stories about women characters where the question is always, “Can a woman have it all? Can she have her career and the guy?” You know, that corny sentiment, which I think is kind of hacky, we’re unfortunately stumbling very close to that issue. I wanted to make it clear that this wasn’t a question of whether a woman can have it all in the modern day. This is a situation where this very very specific dilemma Leslie finds herself in for very specific reasons and has to choose A or B. In ordinary circumstances, Leslie could have a wonderful relationship with a man and have a great career, and I don’t think it would be hard for her. She’s very energetic, sleeps three hours a night, but it’s that this specific guy being her boss, and that career move inviting closer scrutiny, made her have to choose. Like I said, the main factor for me was “What would she really do?” And I just couldn’t believe for one second she would say, “You know what? I’ll follow my dream anytime. For now, I’m going to go into month two with this guy that I’m seeing.” Even if it is Ben and she really does like him a lot and they seem like they may be soulmates and that they’re meant to be together, I just didn’t believe that she would pass up this opportunity that was presented to her. So that’s why we made the decision we did.”
Mike Schur (via forceofhabit23)
