Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian, Innovator, Micromanager

Jerry: Oh, I was a minimalist from the beginning. I think that’s why I’ve done well as a comedian. Judd: No distractions. Jerry: If you always want less, in words as well as things, you’ll do well as a writer.

Jerry Colonna, an investor turned executive coach, asks his clients this question, “How are you complicit in creating the conditions you say you don’t want?”

Jerry Seinfeld nailed it when he called “taste” and “discernment” the twin skills of a quality artist. He says: “It’s one thing to create. [You also] have to choose. ‘What are we going to do? What are we not going to do?’ This is a gigantic aspect of artistic survival.”

What I actually set out to do was understand why a television show was funny. I found answers that satisfied me by looking back at my own work history. And accidentally created a mirror for those wishing to reflect upon their work and life.