EW spoke to Wilson about directingDaddio, dealing with grief, and the future ofBitch Sesh.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This is a very personal project for you.
That it is kind of a love story between a father and daughter was interesting to us.
Its not the normal father and daughter who hate each other, or that kind of thing.
Youve been so open about your grieving process before, and its a process that doesnt necessarily end.
Was there a cathartic element to making the short?Yes 100 percent.
The things he was doing were so manic and funny, but embarrassing and upsetting at the same time.
I mean, I didnt even put his arrest in there.
A lot that went on that was troublesome.
Why Michael McKean as your father, and does Paul approve?
My friends June Diane Raphael, whos in the movie, said hes just more Paul than Paul.
He has such a buoyant, positive kind of upbeat energy.
But my dad went kind of manic and I went depressive so together were a nice bipolar.
In the big centerpiece scene of the short you have your friends and frequent collaboratorsJune Diane RaphaelandAdam Pallythere.
Was it special to have them there?
What was the idea behind casting them?It was so special, it really was.
Just genuinely wanted to commission a portrait of himself.
Your two young sons are a part of the Thank Yous at the end of the film.
Just a window into Papa Paul, as they call him, and who he is.
If we dont win, f them all.
Well turn on every single one of them if we dont win.
[Laughs]
Does it make you want to keep the podcast going?
Its getting harder and harder to keep up with all theHousewivescities.You know, thats my fear.
Im trying to understand if people are still wanting it.
It is and it isnt.
Its just about all the garbage that we consume and finding commonality in how much we hate/love people.
But I know, Im always like gosh do people watch Housewives anymore?
Finally, after directing this short, whats next for you in terms of directing?
It felt great to be involved in the creative process at every single level.
So I gave it a whirl.
And does it feel like youve found a community of filmmakers supporting each other.
