Kristen Bell and Pal Benjamin Hart Are Here to Advocate For Working With Your Friends--and Your Spouse
The reality is every single partner has been doing this too long to want to do this with folks who just make it hell. And we've all been in positions where it just feels like a slog to be creative. Creativity really starts to actually spark and become soulful and joyful and interesting and cuts through the noise when you can tell people actually enjoy making that content.
E!: You've each dipped your toe in various industries. Did you have a plan laid out for what you would tackle?No. I never had a road map for my career. Often as an actor, I get that question, "What do you want to do next?" And I'm sure people are looking for the answer of, "A dark indie, a Marvel movie, a thriller," and I just don't think that way. I don't know about the spark until I read something that I like or meet someone that I like and think of an idea.
E!: So, speaking of opportunities, do you have plans to branch beyond advertising and branding with Dunshire?The great thing about having a team that is qualified in all different directions is that we have this star shape and we're each better than the other person at something. So Morgan and Dean and I, from a production standpoint, have pitched shows and have shows that are in the process of being pitched.
I am an optimist, so I've tried to go into every work situation saying this is going to be great, but there were certain times I didn't necessarily feel it. And then when I met up with these guys, there was just a like-mindedness in the eye contact we made. I felt this collective goal, which is, let's do great work and have fun—they're both priorities. And I just gravitated so wholeheartedly towards staying in that workspace as often as I possibly could.