Nathan Lane

So I don't know what you're doing with the rest of the afternoon, but maybe lunch and I can deal with you and your childhoods. But so Robin decided after Mrs. Doubtfire, maybe I shouldn't play the drag part and that the acting challenge would be playing the more subdued character. And so it opened up that role. And and he might came to see me and laughed on the 23rd floor.

So I don't know what you're doing with the rest of the afternoon, but maybe lunch and I can deal with you and your childhoods. But so Robin decided after Mrs. Doubtfire, maybe I shouldn't play the drag part and that the acting challenge would be playing the more subdued character. And so it opened up that role. And and he might came to see me and laughed on the 23rd floor.

So I don't know what you're doing with the rest of the afternoon, but maybe lunch and I can deal with you and your childhoods. But so Robin decided after Mrs. Doubtfire, maybe I shouldn't play the drag part and that the acting challenge would be playing the more subdued character. And so it opened up that role. And and he might came to see me and laughed on the 23rd floor.

And I had met him briefly once. And, you know, it's like meeting God. And then he came backstage, which he had never done. And he said. dear boy, I'd like to talk to you about a movie. And I was like, oh, you want to go see one?

And I had met him briefly once. And, you know, it's like meeting God. And then he came backstage, which he had never done. And he said. dear boy, I'd like to talk to you about a movie. And I was like, oh, you want to go see one?

And I had met him briefly once. And, you know, it's like meeting God. And then he came backstage, which he had never done. And he said. dear boy, I'd like to talk to you about a movie. And I was like, oh, you want to go see one?

And can I call you? And he did. And then so the next day it was this is happening and it's Elaine is writing the adaptation and Robin Williams is going to play the other part. And I said, so I would I would be the drag queen. And he said, yes. I said, well, that's that's a very good part. And he said, yes, it is. And I said, okay. And I couldn't believe it was happening.

And can I call you? And he did. And then so the next day it was this is happening and it's Elaine is writing the adaptation and Robin Williams is going to play the other part. And I said, so I would I would be the drag queen. And he said, yes. I said, well, that's that's a very good part. And he said, yes, it is. And I said, okay. And I couldn't believe it was happening.

And can I call you? And he did. And then so the next day it was this is happening and it's Elaine is writing the adaptation and Robin Williams is going to play the other part. And I said, so I would I would be the drag queen. And he said, yes. I said, well, that's that's a very good part. And he said, yes, it is. And I said, okay. And I couldn't believe it was happening.

Now, this is, you can cut me off at any point. No, no, no. I love this. It's a long story. So we also kind of did a, he wouldn't make it, he wouldn't refer to it as a screen test, but they wanted to see what I would look like in drag and all of that. And he made it fun. And I sang a song and, you know, many outfits by the great Anne Roth, the costume designer.

Now, this is, you can cut me off at any point. No, no, no. I love this. It's a long story. So we also kind of did a, he wouldn't make it, he wouldn't refer to it as a screen test, but they wanted to see what I would look like in drag and all of that. And he made it fun. And I sang a song and, you know, many outfits by the great Anne Roth, the costume designer.

Now, this is, you can cut me off at any point. No, no, no. I love this. It's a long story. So we also kind of did a, he wouldn't make it, he wouldn't refer to it as a screen test, but they wanted to see what I would look like in drag and all of that. And he made it fun. And I sang a song and, you know, many outfits by the great Anne Roth, the costume designer.

And then I was supposed to do a funny thing happen on the way to the Forum. They were building this around me. And Scott Rudin called me, the producer of Forum, and he said, He's not going to make that movie. That's never going to happen. He's it's never going to work out. You know, it's and he went on and I and and I had to because of the scheduling, I had to turn it down.

And then I was supposed to do a funny thing happen on the way to the Forum. They were building this around me. And Scott Rudin called me, the producer of Forum, and he said, He's not going to make that movie. That's never going to happen. He's it's never going to work out. You know, it's and he went on and I and and I had to because of the scheduling, I had to turn it down.

And then I was supposed to do a funny thing happen on the way to the Forum. They were building this around me. And Scott Rudin called me, the producer of Forum, and he said, He's not going to make that movie. That's never going to happen. He's it's never going to work out. You know, it's and he went on and I and and I had to because of the scheduling, I had to turn it down.

I had to say, you know what? I can't really leave these people in the lurch they've been building and the time frame now that you're talking about. I couldn't, I can't do that to them.

I had to say, you know what? I can't really leave these people in the lurch they've been building and the time frame now that you're talking about. I couldn't, I can't do that to them.

I had to say, you know what? I can't really leave these people in the lurch they've been building and the time frame now that you're talking about. I couldn't, I can't do that to them.

Yeah. I will not co-star in your film. So, so I said, okay, I, you know, and I told them and, and then I would hear from, I would see Mike Nichols. I was, this is, I was talking about this the other day. I would see him from time to time. He would like it once. This was, this was afterwards. There was a, there was a period where there was a period where maybe Robin wasn't going to do the movie.

Yeah. I will not co-star in your film. So, so I said, okay, I, you know, and I told them and, and then I would hear from, I would see Mike Nichols. I was, this is, I was talking about this the other day. I would see him from time to time. He would like it once. This was, this was afterwards. There was a, there was a period where there was a period where maybe Robin wasn't going to do the movie.