Pamela Adlon

“People are afraid, and fear makes you boring.”

PAMELA ADLON, THE EMMY-WINNING STAR, CREATOR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, director and writer of FX’s (February 28th) never in her “wildest dreams” saw herself working behind the camera, but “where I am now came from me making, and . In , ending after five seasons, Adlon plays Sam Fox, a Hollywood actress raising three daughters, a reality loosely based on Adlon’s own life. “If something hits close to home, and it makes me feel uncomfortable, it’s going to be used. Because if it makes you feel uncomfortable, it’s making you feel something, it’s gonna work.” And so much of what dictates the story is Adlon’s long career (she made her debut at 16 in ). “That’s why Sam Fox exists. Because she grew up in that world. All that stuff informed the vibe.” So yes, “there’s a line” to what she’s willing to share about her life, but at the end of the day, she says, “this is my canvas.”