1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: I am all in you. I Am all in with 2 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 1: Scottison and I Heart radio podcast Everybody. Scott Connerson one 3 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: on one interview with the fella who played David Baron's 4 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: Alan Blumenfeld has appeared in over three hundred shows during 5 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: his lustrous career and a dozen films, most recently In 6 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: The Patient and in al Pacino Prime video series Hunters. 7 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: And you want to know some important Gilmore facts, heck 8 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: I sure do. For the New Year, um, he was 9 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: in four episodes Gilmore Girls. His first appearance was in 10 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: season three, episode six, Take the Deviled Eggs. His last 11 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: appearance with season six episode Dry Think Miss Gilmore. Let's 12 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: bring him in. The distinguished Alan Blueman felt, Hi, how 13 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: are you. I'm doing very very well. So look, let's 14 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: just jump right out of the gate here. Take us back. 15 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: You've been acting since the eighties and your incredible career 16 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: still growing strong. When did the passion for acting start 17 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: with you? I've been acting since the eighties. No, I 18 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: just turned seventy. I've been acting for forty six years. 19 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: I can't do the math, but you don't have to. 20 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: When I got the time I was fifteen, I knew 21 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: this is what I was gonna do with my life. Uh. 22 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: I grew up on Loon and uh back east and 23 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: uh I had a wonderful theater program at high school. 24 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: We did big shows every year, and I went to 25 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: a summer camp that had a very uh strong theater program. 26 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: So I did plays for six or seven years every summer. 27 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: And then after I decided to go to school and 28 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: went to a college that had a good theater program 29 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: and left there and went to the American Conservatory Theater 30 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: in San Francisco, and I haven't looked back since you 31 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: um do you do you remember your first role? Paid role? 32 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: That's interesting. Um, well, my first job for Screen Actors 33 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: Guild were three commercials for Foremost Dairy. That's how I 34 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 1: got my Screen Actors Guilt car. And then I think 35 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: the first job on television was Alan Funt, who used 36 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: to do he relaunched a Candid Camera reboot and I 37 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: did that. So my that was probably forty uh one 38 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:54,639 Speaker 1: or forty two years ago. My oldest son is that 39 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 1: forty three was a baby at the time, so that 40 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: was my first That was my first television job. Wow. Um, 41 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: I was living in San Francisco, so h there was 42 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: some great filmmakers up there other than Copelo Puss was there, 43 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: but John Cordy, who just died. Actually, uh, he was 44 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: up there. I did some things with him and Philip Haufman, 45 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: who e bectually went on to do uh right stuff. 46 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: He was up there. So there was a lot of 47 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: film and a lot of theater in San Francisco back 48 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: in the seventies. Yeah. Coppola took that whole gang up 49 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: to San Francisco. He got out of Hollywood. Yeah. Um, 50 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: so let's get to Gilmore Girls. Is Rabbi Rabbi David Barnes. 51 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: How did you get the role? Was the Jeff auditioner? 52 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: Was it just an offer to the agent? Everything is 53 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: an audition. Uh, I don't know, Scott. You know, my 54 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: career has never been uh my my career has been 55 00:03:55,240 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: wonderful and steady. But no, uh no, like medioric an anything, 56 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: everything is an audition. Uh it was. Uh. I had 57 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: a broken arm I had. I was writing past because 58 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: I had a torn bicep tender and I was very 59 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: concerned about what am I gonna wear because you know, 60 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: I couldn't move my arm, So I had like a 61 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: sweater vest. So I was so concerned about that. Uh. 62 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 1: The audition was great. The casting director and god forgot 63 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:31,599 Speaker 1: her name, she was wonderful. Uh. And I think you 64 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: know Amy Palladino Sherman Panzino is a brilliant writer. Um. 65 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: And the castre to came out and said, it's it's 66 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: very fast. It's fast talking. Don't don't you know what 67 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: they say to actors is don't make a meal out 68 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 1: of it. Just moved through it. So, Uh, I was 69 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: very concerned about this cast on my arm. I got 70 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: cast in the role. I showed up and they said, okay, 71 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: we have a suit we want you to try on. 72 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: I said, I can't wear a suit because I have 73 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: my arm in a No one noticed that. That was 74 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: the last time I ever worried about what am I 75 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: gonna wear it to an audition. We don't pay attention. 76 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: But I really loved it. And Jim Jansen uh played 77 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:29,239 Speaker 1: the uh the minister, and the two of us had 78 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: a great time. You know you know she is uh. 79 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: Amy uhl Is is a spectacular writer who creates really 80 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: full characters and real human beings with a combination of 81 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: humor and pathos. And I think it's really an unusual 82 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: unusual combination. M hm. She brought us in one for 83 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: one show where we had a half a page scene 84 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: where we're wandering through the park. It's the scene where 85 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: the kids find that big battle of marijuana that they're 86 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: schlepping through the park. I don't know if you remember 87 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: that scene, but anyway, in the middle of it that 88 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: she had us, the rabbi and the minister just walking 89 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: through the park discussing God. And she did that often 90 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 1: in order to I think root the show in the 91 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: reality of the fact that there is the whole world here. 92 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: It's not just people disconnected from the rest of reality. 93 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: That there's a world that she's creating of people. And 94 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: I always was grateful and appreciated that because it's not usual. 95 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: Become more usual lately, I think television has become spectacular, right, 96 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: And when she did that, it was really unusual and 97 00:06:55,440 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: greatly appreciated. Um, So you came into this role with 98 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: a ton of experience. Tell us what it was like 99 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: to be on this set. The set was great. I 100 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: have to say, I hadn't seen the show. It's seen 101 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: maybe one episode before I got cast, and then I 102 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: went back and watched it. You know. Uh, the show 103 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: was done at a time where you couldn't just go 104 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: on Hulu. There was no Hulu, there was no HBO Max. 105 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: You couldn't just find the library of shows, you know 106 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: where where someone had archived, so I had to try 107 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: to find episodes. I had a friend who was real 108 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: fat of the show, so I was able to go 109 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: to their house and I watched something that they had recorded. 110 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: The set was very, very efficient. The directors were really 111 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: really experienced. Jamie Barrett, who was basically a film director, 112 00:07:55,640 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: she had done a number of the episodes that I did. 113 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: She was really she did the film but I'm a cheerleader. 114 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: UM terrific because she was interesting that. The directors were 115 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:14,640 Speaker 1: very well prepared. The set was very efficient. There was 116 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: a lot of time for rehearsal, which again is is unusual, 117 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: but they took the time for that because the show 118 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: is really about relationships. It's an interpret the show about 119 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: introversial relationships, UM and and I really appreciate it. One 120 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: of my dear friends, Michael Winterton, was on the show 121 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: for many years and the first day we shot, I 122 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: think it was Jim and I and Michael in the 123 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: in the in the cafe, and and it was great. 124 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: It's always great if you know someone because that way 125 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: you're you're a guest, and when you're welcomed the people 126 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: who you know, it's always more comfortable and you always 127 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: feel more included. That was great. I mean, this woman 128 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: runs a top quality show, and I think to me 129 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: is it's a show that appeals especially to uh, young girls, 130 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: young women. Teenage girls and their moms watched the show 131 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: a lot, and I think that was a demographic that 132 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: was not as often served. Uh, And I don't I 133 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: don't know if she set out for that or just 134 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: the nature of the storylines made it so that, uh, 135 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: that is the demographic that watched it. But I very 136 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: much appreciated, you know, I'd get comments from teenage kids 137 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: could come up and they just loved it. And it's 138 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: the kind of thing the kids and their moms, daughters 139 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: and their moms watched together. And I think that is 140 00:09:54,040 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: an interesting residual effect that is valuable. So since you 141 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: appeared in four episodes, that did Amy and Dan just 142 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: keep calling he or was it for always the plan? Uh? No, 143 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: they would call, Uh, my agent would say they want 144 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: you back for another episode of Gilmore Girls, and they 145 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 1: set the script. I was always delighted when they called 146 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: because it was always fun. When was the last time 147 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: that you watched your episodes? Oh? That's interesting. Um, we 148 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: have a direct TV in our home, and direct TV 149 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: allows you to put in the name of an actor 150 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:40,599 Speaker 1: and they will record shows that that actor is appears in. 151 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: And so I guess, Uh, I guess earlier this year 152 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: the Gilmogers plays a lot, and I guess earlier this 153 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 1: year the episodes were on cycle and I I watched it. 154 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: I guess where are we now? Seven? Probably September October? Okay, 155 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: So the first scene that we see you in your 156 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: bargaining with Taylor inside of loops with the reverend. Uh, 157 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: the quick banter. Was it easy to get used to 158 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: for you? Yes, it was. It's extremely well written, so 159 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: you don't have to work too hard to make sense 160 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: of it because it's not only makes sense, it's it's 161 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 1: the way human beings taught. And I've done a lot 162 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: of theater, and so it reminded me of an extremely 163 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: well written play. So you were in Uh, all kinds 164 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: of iconic shows, Hill Street, Blues, Cheers, family ties. Um, 165 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: do you have a favorite? Well, of course, the stock 166 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: answer is my favorite shows the one I'm working on currently. Um. 167 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 1: But to be honest, I would say Brooklyn Bridge is 168 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: am of my most favorite shows that I've done. Uh, 169 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: Gary David Goldburg Um two seasons. It should have gone 170 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: on for a long time. I particularly loved I was 171 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: in Heroes the second and third season of that show. 172 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: And because of the writing, and because of the cinematographer 173 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: and the directors. Um. A shout out to Nate Goodman, 174 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 1: who I just reconnected with, and Dan Addius, and to me, 175 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: the work is the most important thing. I love it 176 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: more than anything. I well, I don't love it more 177 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: than my grandkids and my family, but I love working. 178 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: And when the writing is good and the directors are good, 179 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: your fellow actors are good, it's just heaven. So you 180 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: worked with my low on that show. What was it 181 00:12:53,280 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: like working with him? Well, you know on Heroes, you mean? Yeah. 182 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: When I joined here Us the second season, they knew 183 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: they had a pot of gold and they were all 184 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 1: of them grateful, fun, happy, upbeat, in a good mood. Um. 185 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 1: I played Greg Grunberg's dad. My character was his character's dad, 186 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: and we had worked together before in a small film 187 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: and then on felicity. So again, when you come into 188 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: a show and they welcome you in, it makes it 189 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: really really pleasant and fun to be part of it. 190 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: And Milo was happy, and uh, I think he knew 191 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: he was going to be a star, and indeed he is. Um. 192 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: But all of those actors on that show, when I 193 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: came into Heroes of the second season, knew that they 194 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 1: were in a great situation and we're in great mood. 195 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:59,680 Speaker 1: During a few episodes of Al Pacino's Hunters, as Rabbi Arnold, 196 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: can you tell us about that project? I can, but 197 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: they do not have to have you killed. No. The 198 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: first season of Hunters has already been shown on Amazon. 199 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: It's about hunting Nazis News Hunting Nazis. The creator of 200 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: the show, who was just a really terrifically nice, smart guy. 201 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: It's loosely but based on stories that his grandmother told him, 202 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: not that she was a Nazi hunter, but that she 203 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: was in the war and the Holocaust, and and she 204 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: told him stories about what that was, and those always 205 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: stayed with him. Um. He had told me, I was 206 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: grateful and lucky to have a chance to spend some 207 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: time talking to him. Um. And so those stories that 208 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: he heard from her form the they loosely formed the 209 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: basis of that show. Um, I just finished. I was 210 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: on a show called The Patient with this Steve Carrell 211 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: and I had done Space Force with Steve at the 212 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: beginning of the pandemic in so that was that was 213 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: great to work with him again. Um. You know, of course, 214 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: was my first job out of the pandemic was me 215 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: and Opportuno alone across the desk for a day. It 216 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: was a career highlight. Mm hmm. So what does it 217 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: like working with him? How does he work? What's this 218 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 1: process like? Um, well, i'll tell you. Um. For example, 219 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: here's an exchange we had which was I say, how 220 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: are you my friend? And his line is I feel unstuck. 221 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: I feel unstuck somehow, And I said how are you 222 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 1: my friend? And he said, no, you noticed. I didn't 223 00:15:56,160 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: think anyone would notice. It's interesting. I'm not myself. I'm 224 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: kind of about odds. I feel sort of I'm at 225 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:05,479 Speaker 1: sixes and sevens. I don't feel I don't feel connected. 226 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: I feel kind of unstuck. I guess unstuck some directoricals 227 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: cut Now. I love that because it means he's going 228 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: to go all around and do his inner monologue, his 229 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: thought process. He's gonna say it out loud until he 230 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: finds a way to say the words naturally and so 231 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: that they make sense to him. And any connection to me, 232 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 1: he was very connected to me. Uh, you know, bye 233 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: contact and um. But the director had asked if I 234 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: could help the see move a little more quickly, because 235 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: if every line we're gonna be like that, it would 236 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: go on a lot. So I I would interrupt him, 237 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: I would feed the line again. I kept trying to 238 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: find a way to help him, to work with him 239 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: and work around the word to get to the words. 240 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 1: So it was sort of like a spectacular, high quality 241 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: master acting class working with this genius um. And you know, 242 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: in between takes, he's just he's eighty two. He's still 243 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: extremely good looking, full head of hair, which I'm jealous of, 244 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: of course. Uh. And I said to him, are you 245 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: still having fun? Is it still fun? And he said, 246 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: you know this, this is fun the scene during the work. Uh, 247 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 1: but I think the the business has changed so much 248 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: that I don't think the business is fun for him anymore. 249 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: But he worked a full eight hour day, no break, 250 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: you know, eighty two, he's uh, he was cranking. He 251 00:17:56,760 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: was he was inspiring. Yeah, I guess I said at 252 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: that point in and in his career, Um, he just 253 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,640 Speaker 1: feels like he I mean, he just must know how 254 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: to improve a scene instantly by you know, ad libbing 255 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: and and just you know, any any writer, producer would 256 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 1: would would well would have to welcome that. I mean, 257 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: you've got you know, Argue the greatest actor of the past, 258 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: one of the top three great actors in the past, 259 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: you know, seventy years and he's sitting there on your 260 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: set and for him to uh ad lib, I think 261 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: you would say, yeah, keep going, keep going. You know. 262 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: On The Creator, he and the Creator uh got along 263 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 1: extremely well. Uh. You know, Pacino would come in the 264 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: morning and hug him and talk to him and they 265 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,199 Speaker 1: go up on the side that he was very inclusive, 266 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: he was very welcoming. I mean, yeah, he's iconic for 267 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 1: a reason. He's a great act and a great guy. 268 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: I mean he's loved. He loves the work. He doesn't 269 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: have to work, he doesn't need the money, um, but 270 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: he just loves the challenge of a good script and 271 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:16,679 Speaker 1: good material, right, yeah, doing what he does best. You know, 272 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: it's and I could chance to work with him. Yeah, 273 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: We've got another film about twelve years ago called Righteous 274 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: Kill with Robert Genniro and Piccino and John Lubuzabo, Donnie 275 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 1: Walbrook's first big starring role. UM, and he was. He 276 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: was great there too. He was you know, he was younger. 277 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 1: I'm seventy now, so he must have had seventy at 278 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: one time he did it. He Uh, he was great, 279 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 1: he was playful, he's funny, he's uh. I've always thought 280 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: the goal in this business is longevity. I want to 281 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: keep working. I don't want to keep enjoying it, and 282 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: I want to be asked to work even when I 283 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: get older. You know, Steve Correll is an interesting actor, 284 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: uh to me, extremely versatile talent. Uh. You know, I 285 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 1: saw him, you know, after his success on television, he 286 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: did a movie right away, in a romantic lead with 287 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:26,120 Speaker 1: I think Juliette Binoche, and I remember thinking, boy, that 288 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: is just such odd offbeat casting. Didn't work for me, 289 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 1: But the work that he's done since uh knocked me out. 290 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: I just saw him in a Brad Pitt produced film 291 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: about the subprime crisis. I forgot the name of it, 292 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 1: but he played a character who lost his brother to suicide. 293 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 1: He was a Wall Street guy and he got this 294 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: information um from Ryan Gosli's character to take advantage of 295 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: the subprime mortgage crisis make a billion dollars. But you know, 296 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 1: the work that he put in in that movie got 297 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:09,639 Speaker 1: got me right in the heart because he, uh, man, 298 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:12,679 Speaker 1: he went to some places a few actors are willing 299 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 1: to go, you know, to have that type of courage 300 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: to to just get naked like that and and and 301 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: really let it, let it all hang out. He just really, 302 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,359 Speaker 1: he really choked me up. He's he's a really terrific talent, 303 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: isn't he. He's a terrific talent. He has as you said, 304 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: he's so virtually has a lot of rain. The show 305 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: I just threw with him was called The Patient. It 306 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: was on Hulu. He plays a psychiatrist as the Jewish 307 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 1: psychiatrist who gets kidnapped by a psychotic killer and changed 308 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 1: to the floor of the guy's mother's house. And it 309 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,479 Speaker 1: was it was not committed at all, although there's some 310 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: funny moments in the show, but it was just simple 311 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: and really heartfelt and deeply emotional, and it was about 312 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 1: Voluton with his son and to being a therapist and 313 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: he was heartbreakingly beautiful. Yeah, very nice offset you know 314 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:16,919 Speaker 1: of off camera? He's kind again, inventive, kind, inclusive, what 315 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: you want when hope. Yeah, he's very special. He's very 316 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: very special, a generational talent. All right, so we're gonna 317 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: do a little thing we do at the end of 318 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: these things called rapid Fireman throw some questions at you 319 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 1: and you just answer them as fast as you can. 320 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: They're all Gilmore related. All right, here we go. Are 321 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: you team Logan, Team Dean or Team Jess Team Logan, 322 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: Team Logan? What is your favorite Gilmore Girls character? Who 323 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: is your favorite Gilmore Girl's character? Bye? Bye Baron? Uh? 324 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 1: What did you order? What would you order it? Luke's 325 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: Dane Hamburger Fries. Uh. Who would you rather go on 326 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:09,399 Speaker 1: a road trip with Taylor or Michelle Taylor? Why? I 327 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 1: think it'll be more fun. Yeah, I agree. Um, finish 328 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:19,160 Speaker 1: the lyric and where you lead, I will follow dot 329 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 1: dot dot No, no, no, I did anywhere that you 330 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: tell me to? Uh? Jackson's Vegetables are Suki's baked Goods? 331 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 1: Would you rather listen to Drella's Heart or the troopadouras 332 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: cover songs? Shelton Prepper stars Hollow Hi, Stars Hollow Hi, 333 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: come on public school. All right, um, it was nice 334 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 1: meeting you, nice talking to you. Um, and keep on 335 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: keeping on doing great work and having a an impactful career, 336 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: which you've been doing for a long long time. So 337 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 1: thanks so much. Have a have a great holiday and 338 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:10,880 Speaker 1: uh and a great New Year and uh. And keep 339 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,159 Speaker 1: doing the great work that you've been doing. Thank you, 340 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 1: stay sale and helping all the best. Hey, everybody, and 341 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: don't forget follow us on Instagram at I Am all 342 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: In podcast and email us at Gilmore at I heart 343 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: radio dot com. Oh you gil More fans. 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