James L. Brooks
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I didn't think anybody had to be a real singer.
And actually at the core, there are things that I still am so glad got expressed.
There's a father-daughter relationship.
Yeah, that's adorable and works.
That really mattered to me.
And there was a six-year-old girl who just gave an extraordinary performance.
Like crazy.
Unallowed to happen.
Like against the laws of physics.
Yeah.
You know, it was a big failure.
And it was worse than that because we previewed and we had a preview where there were walkouts.
Oh, what an experience that is, isn't it?
I went from that.
I apologized to everybody I'd worked with to lead them into that.
The Los Angeles Times found out about the preview and started to do a series of things.
So it just became, you're spending a few months of your life blushing.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, it's a unique experience.
Oh, I'm telling you, I've got weird feelings in my legs now.