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How ‘Abbott Elementary’ Creator Quinta Brunson Refuses to Let Success Change Her or the Show · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. The mockumentary sitcom Abbott
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Speaker 1: Elementary was a surprise critical and cultural smash hit when
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Speaker 1: it debuted last year, with the show even earning creator
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Speaker 1: and star Quentin Brunson and Outstanding Writing Emmy. But she
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Speaker 1: wants to make it clear all that praise and success
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Speaker 1: changes nothing from a creative standpoint, telling the Hollywood Reporter
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Speaker 1: on one, and I'm super happy to represent very positive
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Speaker 1: things to people. It makes me feel humbled and grateful.
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Speaker 1: But I tried not to live in it too much
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Speaker 1: because I think it's a trap. I think perfection is
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Speaker 1: a trap, and brandings a trap. But you can't really
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Speaker 1: control how people see you good or bad, and so
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Speaker 1: I don't want to try it. I really just want
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Speaker 1: to make a good TV show. So far, she's doing
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Speaker 1: it at The Elementary is Wednesdays on ABC that's direct
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Speaker 1: from Hollywood