Judd Apatow reveals what it's like watching daughter Maude in 'Euphoria': 'I'm not traumatized'

Judd Apatow doesn't mind watching his daughter's show "Euphoria" despite the risqué content.

The famed comedy director ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up") shared with People at the Directors Guild of America Awards Saturday that he's "not traumatized" by watching the gritty HBO drama, which stars his 25-year-old daughter Maude.

"I can watch it," he said. "I love it. I'm not traumatized because I've read the scripts."

Apatow, 55, also revealed his most important advice for Maude and his other daughter Iris, 20. (Apatow shares both daughters with his wife, actress Leslie Mann, 50.)

"Just do things that you're passionate about," he said. "Don't do anything just to work. Do things that you really care about."

Speaking to USA TODAY at a "Euphoria" FYC event in April 2022, Maude shared a message for parents who may be put off by the explicit nature of the show. "Euphoria" creator Sam Levinson, 38, based the show on his own past struggles with addiction and told The Hollywood Reporter around the time of its 2019 premiere that "there are going to be parents who are going to be totally … freaked out" by the show.

Maude said parents should remember "Euphoria" is TV and not real life — though it does touch on real issues facing teenagers.

"I can definitely imagine as a parent it would be tough to see some of that," she said. "But I always try and say, it is very heightened and in extremely heightened circumstances. I think it's very grounded in reality, but a lot of it is TV, so I wouldn't be too worried."

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