James L. Brooks
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
So good, how are you?
Yes.
I try and be on time.
I used to be the reverse and then change my act.
I was working with an actor who has to remain nameless, who was always late.
Always late.
Guy flew and he said he'd pick me up.
No, don't pick me up.
I'll get there.
Don't pick me up.
Two hours late waiting there.
This is a big star where I'm really, I think I finally figured out that it was a sort of social distancing thing because every interaction would begin with him apologizing for 20 minutes.
Oh, interesting.
I was two, I think.
So that's my only memory, really.
How far from the city were you in New Jersey?
We were up a hill that was directly across from 72nd Street in New York City, where I ended up getting an apartment one day.
And as a kid, I was looking across down the hill at that.
And then at one point you were looking back at home.
It was almost if you drew a straight line.