CANDID LEE SPEAKING

摘要

Lee daniels has become a master of escapist television that's as rooted in reality TV as it is in sui generis surrealism. To follow up his brilliant network debut, Empire-a gleefully ludicrous and highly rated mess cocreated with Danny Strong-Daniels is gearing up to deliver another musical series for Fox. Star, airing later this season, builds its drama not around a record label but a nascent girl group. While ordering conch ceviche on a beach in Anguilla, Daniels took time from vacation to discuss the art of camp, his keys to constructing a diverse writers' room, and how he makes the world of television decidedly more vibrant.