Judd Apatow on why he writes for the screen instead of the page: āIāve never been able to write prose well. Iāve certainly sat down and attempted to write short stories, but I get up from the chair very quickly. I donāt have the mastery of language thatās required. One of the reasons why a lot of my characters are high is that itās easier to write for people who are stoned, who are not very smart and donāt know big words. I donāt have a great power of description. Even my screenplays donāt describe things well. Some screenplays, they go to great detail about what the setting looks like and feels like, and Iāll just go āInterior. House.ā And thatās it. But I admire people who do it very well.ā
