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Vacuum is overworked. But no writer/director makes work entirely on their own. What made him the perfect choice to provide the images and illustrations for “I Want to Be a Vase”?

I was looking for the book to have a sort of uncanny feeling to it. So, any answer would be unfair.

Your new series is set in NYC.

What is it about this city that you find so special?

It immediately felt like home—an asylum for people who can’t find a home elsewhere. “You don’t sound elegant and refined like a vase, so you couldn’t possibly be a vase.” John Goodman or something.

Speaking of movies, I loved your scene-stealing performance as Jules in “Together Together.” Do you have any upcoming film roles you’d like to mention?

Thank you!

When you look at the plunger, you should see a plunger, not so much a beautiful drawing of a plunger. Once it was clear what it was going to be, it was a fairly quick and easy process. Fucked up teeth are cool. 

Your movie with Tilda, “Problemista,” was iconic; what did you learn from that experience?

That work is best done in the community.

People stay with me, and I’m an inquisitive person. Don’t let anyone’s expectations change how you live. Julio transforms into five characters, all with their own personality and looks. I thought instead of fighting that, embracing it.

How did you know that a book was the right shape for “I Want to Be a Vase” instead of a video representation, an area in which you’ve worked before?

I wanted the book itself to be a beautiful object.

What do you hope the audience takes away from it?

It may technically be a sketch show, but it is woven together with a throughline. When I say it was a year, that also includes finding and working with an illustrator, and collaborating with Julian (Glander, the illustrator).

I’m glad you mentioned Julian.

Because I think that the “you, kid, are special” story is wonderful.

How did you develop that title, and why did you keep it in Spanish? How would you define a “Fantasma”?

I love the sound of the word. For example, when I first interviewed Tomasso, our production designer, he suggested that the conference table for Crayola be a big white piece of paper and for the executives to roll balls of color to each other to indicate when the next person could speak–we ended up not doing that.

And now that we’ve gotten to know a bit more about him, let’s also take a moment to admire some of his sexy pics, shall we?

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci5oJvhponM/?igsh=MWczM3g4dGszemV4Ng%3D%3D

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