creative directions. Acting remained one of them, but it was no longer the only way he told stories.
Directing became an especially important second career. McCarthy eventually directed episodes of numerous television series, including Gossip Girl, White Collar, Orange Is the New Black, The Blacklist, Good Girls, and The Sinner. His work behind the camera allowed him to use decades of experience on sets from a different position. Rather than being responsible for only one character, he had to understand the structure and rhythm of an entire episode. The transition
