“Every time I sit down and write, I'm like, 'This is a miserable experience. What a life I've made for myself. Why am I doing this? What do I think I'm trying to accomplish here?' And then as soon as I'm done, I'm like, 'Oh, that was the best thing ever.'”

American writer and director

Cord Jefferson is an American writer and director. After studying at the College of William & Mary, he began his career in journalism and later worked as an editor at Gawker until 2014. He wrote for a range of publications before moving into editing, and his work spans both writing and directing. His background in journalism places him in the world of editorial storytelling, where clarity and observation matter as much as style.