Jason Segel recalls his time on the sets of Freaks and Geeks, along with the conversations he had with Judd Apatow and the life advice learned from the executive producer. While sitting down for an interview with Willie Giest on the Today Show, the How I Met Your Mother actor revealed that Apatow’s advice helped him write the hit movie, Forgetting Sarah Marshall.  In talks with the TV host on the Today Show, Segel stated that “Judd took me and a couple others aside and he said, ‘Listen, if you can improv the way you’re improv-ing on this show, you can write.’” He further added,  “‘You need to learn how to do it, so I’m going to teach you how to do it.’” The actor went on to reveal that Apatow’s advice let him write scripts better for the projects following Freaks and Geeks.  The series ran on the NBC network for only 18 episodes, and the streamer cancelled the show even before the first season completed. Apart from the show being first for the …