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Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest: Tyler James Williams Argues that Starring Alongside Kids on Abbot Elementary Makes the Show More Efficient · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest, there was often a
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  Speaker 1: perspective when it comes to making TV shows or movies
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  Speaker 1: that working with child actors brings an added challenge because
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  Speaker 1: of the legal limits around child labor laws and the
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  Speaker 1: unpredictable nature of kids. But Abbot Elementary star Tyler James Williams,
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  Speaker 1: who plays Gregory Eddie and who himself was a child actor,
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  Speaker 1: actually disagrees, telling Esquire It's part of the brilliance of
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  Speaker 1: this show. I was their age when I started, so
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  Speaker 1: I'm very used to the laws and constraints. They're what
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  Speaker 1: I grew up with. It makes our show very efficient.
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  Speaker 1: People who visit our set say how good of a
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  Speaker 1: work atmosphere it is. Kids being around requires people to
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  Speaker 1: be their best selves. Kids are far easier than adults.
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  Speaker 1: I directed in an episode, Wrangling adults was harder. The
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  Speaker 1: kids were there, ready to work, way more professional than
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  Speaker 1: any of us. Tyler James Williams there and the privilege
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  Speaker 1: of working with so many young artists on Abbott Elementary,
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  Speaker 1: which you can stream on Hulu that's direct from Hollywood,