Speaker 1: Hey, it's Alec Baldwin on this season of Here's the Thing.
Speaker 1: I speak with more actors, musicians, writers, policymakers, and so
Speaker 1: many other fascinating people like comedian Tim Dillon. I couldn't
Speaker 1: tell you my congressman. I know every major d of
Speaker 1: every restaurant. I know who's working Craig's. I know who's working.
Speaker 1: You know all the places I want to go. Who's
Speaker 1: in with you? We're gonna go to Craig's. Host of
Speaker 1: the Talk, Amanda Clutes. I did Broadway for seventeen years.
Speaker 1: When you do that, it kind of prepares you for
Speaker 1: anything in life in a way. You know you're at
Speaker 1: an audition. Can you do this? And you just say
Speaker 1: yes because you realize you gotta learn the spot. You
Speaker 1: gotta say yes in order to get a job, and
Speaker 1: you just got to learn and teach yourself as you go.
Speaker 1: Musician Todd Rundgren, people started referring to me as the
Speaker 1: male Carol King, which is a high compliment, but also
Speaker 1: I don't want to be compared to other people. Eventually
Speaker 1: people who will be compared to me, but I don't
Speaker 1: want to be aired to anything before and the multi
Speaker 1: talented musician and actor Stephen van Zandt. When it comes
Speaker 1: to performing, that's just like a vacation for me that
Speaker 1: you know, whether it's acting or whether it's being a
Speaker 1: rock star on stage, you know that stuff is just
Speaker 1: nothing but fun for me. The real work is looking
Speaker 1: at a blank piece of paper and creating something from it.
Speaker 1: You know, listen to Here's the Thing with Me Alec
Speaker 1: Baldwin on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or
Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts.