Meet Noam Gad Weiser | Writer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Noam Gad Weiser and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Noam, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
I felt like in many ways I didn’t have a choice. Growing up, I thought that everyone was the same way and that we are all managed by our creative drive. I no longer think that is the case nor do I think that it’s extremely unique, but I don’t think I could live without having taken the risk of revolving my life around words. It was always stronger than me. I am fortunate to have a parent who is a successful artist, my mother, Hadar Gad, and I was raised with another sibling almost that is her art studio and her need to paint, so I never questioned whether is it doable or ok or not, but built and arranged my life around my writing. I sometimes think it was writing that pursues me, and not the other way around.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Having a strong sensitive creative input and output I tried it all growing up. Music, dance, theater… the only thing I could not shake off was writing. By the time I was done with my military service (mandatory in Israel, where I am from), I had a list of film schools I wanted to attend. None of them in the Holyland. I moved to Paris and deepened an obsession with fine art, which resulted in being embedded in most of my scripts. I moved to Los Angeles after several years in Paris to work for a development company where I learned a lot about the other side of the business, and started mastering the craft of screenwriting. I have a strange practice, I don’t watch television almost ever and spend a lot of time reading and traveling, and find most inspiration in museums still, but I enjoy the puzzle in screenwiritng and fitting my words into forms that create images.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
The Hollywood Forever Cemetery is a beautiful place for a stroll or even a film. My favorite natural wine bar is Tabula Rasa, I also do a lot of my writing there, it’s an unorthodox coworking space. The Norton Simon Museum is a gem and Left Bank is a wonderful vintage shop.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Some people always find the perfect parking spot or the best vintage jeans in a sorting pile, narrowly escape natural disaster or win the lottory- I am lucky where my people are concerned. Every place I have lived and most places I have traveled I was extremely fortunate to find the best humanity has to offer. If it’s Eyal Yassky Weiss in Israel, Maggie Boles in Los Angeles, or Claude Combacau in France, the faith and support I received (and still do) is what made me who I am today.

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Image Credits
Lucas Markman @lucas_markman