Kelsey Grammer

There's a, there's a guy, there was a, There was a critic, John Simon was his name. He began writing maybe in the mid 70s and through maybe 2000. And he was so mean, personally mean to people, actors that he didn't like. He just called them fat or you're disgusting. And it became entertaining to see what nastiness he would conjure up in his next review. But it became stylish to write that way.

He set a new kind of style that maybe was born out of the 70s, maybe was born out of what was going on in the 80s. I don't really know what happened. But it became the norm. It became the norm to be mean to people. And I thought that's, it was just such a wrong turn, I think. And I do sort of put it at his feet.

He set a new kind of style that maybe was born out of the 70s, maybe was born out of what was going on in the 80s. I don't really know what happened. But it became the norm. It became the norm to be mean to people. And I thought that's, it was just such a wrong turn, I think. And I do sort of put it at his feet.

I mean, you know, theater critics are known for being sort of, you know, no turn unstoned. You know, that was sort of one of their things, yeah. But to do it charmingly, the British are a little bit better about doing it charmingly. This guy was directly personal and nasty. And I thought, boy, that really changed things. To dial back on one thing,

I mean, you know, theater critics are known for being sort of, you know, no turn unstoned. You know, that was sort of one of their things, yeah. But to do it charmingly, the British are a little bit better about doing it charmingly. This guy was directly personal and nasty. And I thought, boy, that really changed things. To dial back on one thing,

about a year and a half ago, somebody said, if you were president, what would you do differently? What would you want to do? I said, I would ask that we become a nation of good manners again. I just think we need to treat each other better, speak better to one another, honorifically, respect each other, whether we come from different sides, and just reinstate mannerly behavior.

about a year and a half ago, somebody said, if you were president, what would you do differently? What would you want to do? I said, I would ask that we become a nation of good manners again. I just think we need to treat each other better, speak better to one another, honorifically, respect each other, whether we come from different sides, and just reinstate mannerly behavior.

Even in our kids, you know, shoes off the couch. My wife always points out, she says, she watches Disney shows where the kids jump up and down on a bed with their shoes on. I'm thinking, yeah, you're right. That's awful. How did we let that happen? But it's like there was a whole generation that was sort of broken into this idea that you just treat everything you have with disrespect.

Even in our kids, you know, shoes off the couch. My wife always points out, she says, she watches Disney shows where the kids jump up and down on a bed with their shoes on. I'm thinking, yeah, you're right. That's awful. How did we let that happen? But it's like there was a whole generation that was sort of broken into this idea that you just treat everything you have with disrespect.

But if you respect nothing, you certainly won't respect yourself.

But if you respect nothing, you certainly won't respect yourself.

Love them for the opposition, yeah.

Love them for the opposition, yeah.

Well, I'll circle back to the book. I talk about that thing. There was a restaurant nearby, one of the places I live, that said, hate is not welcome here. I thought, well, you just said to people, you don't welcome hate, but you've written it all over your restaurant. How about... Love is invited. Love is welcome here. Instead of this hate thing. And I thought, well, okay, whatever your reason is.

Well, I'll circle back to the book. I talk about that thing. There was a restaurant nearby, one of the places I live, that said, hate is not welcome here. I thought, well, you just said to people, you don't welcome hate, but you've written it all over your restaurant. How about... Love is invited. Love is welcome here. Instead of this hate thing. And I thought, well, okay, whatever your reason is.

But if you're in the thrall of hatred, if you are in its charming way, you will never do anything but pave yourself the road to destruction. Hate will kill you.

But if you're in the thrall of hatred, if you are in its charming way, you will never do anything but pave yourself the road to destruction. Hate will kill you.

Can't be a nice way to live. Yeah.

Can't be a nice way to live. Yeah.

Kids. Kate. That's kind of it. That's it. Maybe that's why I said living in true courage would be just to live my life with them. I have to live my life, too, though. You've got to do one or the other. Put the mask on yourself first before you put it on the kid. Yeah.