“There certainly was an approach like, how are we going to make this its own thing, and why does it need to be adapted? And then, how do we do that by still honoring the core of what is so resonant about this? Because, you know, fans are fans. “Whenever you're adapting something, especially something that's already been adapted–this was a book, this was a podcast, this has been a play,” she said. Tigelaar spoke of the challenge of bringing Tiny Beautiful Things to screen. “I had just read the pilot by Liz Tigelaar, which was so amazing, and I was so moved by the writing of Liz's,” she said, noting how she enjoys projects that take “into account the complexity that we all are as human beings and that finds compassion in that.” Hahn said she was “a giant fan” of Wild but had not read Tiny Beautiful Things. “One of the most important yes’s of my life.” “And so, I said yes, and it became one of the most important things,” she said. Witherspoon played Strayed in the movie Wild. Strayed’s books include Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. “Which pretty much described my writing career up until about then.” Nobody reads it, and it's anonymous, so you will get no credit for your work,’” she said. Will you take it over?’ He said, ‘The thing is, it doesn't pay anything. “He said, ‘I'm writing the column, but you're Sugar. At TCA press tour earlier this year, Strayed spoke of her friend Steve Almond asking her to take on the Dear Sugar column he was writing.
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