- Sam Nivola, actor
I decided, I’m done. I’m going home to sell everything, and I’m moving here,
Sam said
HuffPost - Casey Bloys, hBO boss
This is where Mike really is brilliant at understanding how to bring an audience through and to get them excited,
Mr. Bloys said
The New York Times I could only provide love or financial support, not both,
he recalled with a grimace
HuffPostYou’ll notice a lot of bald white guys in Thailand,
she says, as the camera pans across a table of smooth, hairless heads
HuffPost- Casey Bloys, hBO boss
When a show gets to be that big, it is fairly spread out,
Casey Bloys, the chairman of HBO and Max content, said in an interview
The New York Times - Sam Nivola, actor
My LAST Week in Australia! (I’m leaving for THAILAND),
Sam excitedly titled one of those videos... but in
HuffPost - Sam Nivola, actor
They listen to Thai music, they watch Thai TV shows, and they eat Thai food,
Sam said
HuffPost I’ve done a string of exposés and sad stories,
he said about his early YouTube content after moving to Thailand
HuffPostThe only reason you stand out is because you are also foreign to them as a white dude and they can’t gauge how wealthy you are,
he said, noting that
HuffPostSome level of anonymity and distance from the audience is pretty important,
he said
HuffPostIt’s so easy to communicate with someone from a culture that you’ve grown up in,
he said
HuffPostAfter seven years of super intense stuff every day, I was just cooked, totally burnt out,
he said
HuffPostMike has produced three unique seasons,
he said
The New York TimesI weaponized that anger and I turned it into a mission,... and that mission was to move to Thailand.”
he said
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