Smart Guy

"Burn Notice" showrunner Matt Nix tells how an ability to bend led to his Hollywood Breakthrough.

By Matt Nix (to Eric Estrin)
Matt Nix kicked around Hollywood as a feature writer with little to show for it until his agent suggested he pitch television pilot ideas -- and he came up with something called “Burn Notice.” The original take on a resourceful ex-spy and his thrill-a-minute life in South Florida helped establish USA as a destination for lovers of quirky comedy-dramas and Nix as a producer to watch.
Nix talked with Eric Estrin about the downside of being the smart guy in the room, the benefits of acting classes for writers, and dodging bullets on television’s front lines.<...
Lew Harris

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By Matt Nix (to Eric Estrin)
Matt Nix kicked around Hollywood as a feature writer with little to show for it until his agent suggested he pitch television pilot ideas -- and he came up with something called “Burn Notice.” The original take on a resourceful ex-spy and his thrill-a-minute life in South Florida helped establish USA as a destination for lovers of quirky comedy-dramas and Nix as a producer to watch.
Nix talked with Eric Estrin about the downside of being the smart guy in the room, the benefits of acting classes for writers, and dodging bullets on television’s front lines.<...
Lew Harris

Read the full article on thewrap.com