Nathan Lane

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.

this is how long this went on. And maybe, you know, he would say, how do you feel about Billy Crystal? I'm nobody. You know what I mean? And I would say, I love Billy Crystal. Why are you asking me? You know, and then, you know, one day he came up to me and we were at a benefit and he said, Robert Redford. I said, is he here? He said, no, Robert. He said, Robert Redford as your husband.

this is how long this went on. And maybe, you know, he would say, how do you feel about Billy Crystal? I'm nobody. You know what I mean? And I would say, I love Billy Crystal. Why are you asking me? You know, and then, you know, one day he came up to me and we were at a benefit and he said, Robert Redford. I said, is he here? He said, no, Robert. He said, Robert Redford as your husband.

this is how long this went on. And maybe, you know, he would say, how do you feel about Billy Crystal? I'm nobody. You know what I mean? And I would say, I love Billy Crystal. Why are you asking me? You know, and then, you know, one day he came up to me and we were at a benefit and he said, Robert Redford. I said, is he here? He said, no, Robert. He said, Robert Redford as your husband.

And I said, well, if you can work that out, all my dreams will come true. And so, and then, so anyway, finally, I think Robin, it was, yeah, he was going to play the other part. And then he calls me, he was in Ireland and he says, Nathan, and I'm in my dressing room at laughter of the third, 23rd floor. And he says, Nathan, I keep, I'm meeting people, but I think you're the person.

And I said, well, if you can work that out, all my dreams will come true. And so, and then, so anyway, finally, I think Robin, it was, yeah, he was going to play the other part. And then he calls me, he was in Ireland and he says, Nathan, and I'm in my dressing room at laughter of the third, 23rd floor. And he says, Nathan, I keep, I'm meeting people, but I think you're the person.

And I said, well, if you can work that out, all my dreams will come true. And so, and then, so anyway, finally, I think Robin, it was, yeah, he was going to play the other part. And then he calls me, he was in Ireland and he says, Nathan, and I'm in my dressing room at laughter of the third, 23rd floor. And he says, Nathan, I keep, I'm meeting people, but I think you're the person.

And I said, I said, Mr. Mike Nichols, I have no power here. Perhaps if you called Scott Rudin, something could be arranged. He said, yes.

And I said, I said, Mr. Mike Nichols, I have no power here. Perhaps if you called Scott Rudin, something could be arranged. He said, yes.

And I said, I said, Mr. Mike Nichols, I have no power here. Perhaps if you called Scott Rudin, something could be arranged. He said, yes.

He was.

He was.

He was.

He called you dear boy. Yeah, and it has a power to it. Oh, yes. And so the next day, Scott Rudin said, you really want to do this movie?

He called you dear boy. Yeah, and it has a power to it. Oh, yes. And so the next day, Scott Rudin said, you really want to do this movie?

He called you dear boy. Yeah, and it has a power to it. Oh, yes. And so the next day, Scott Rudin said, you really want to do this movie?

And he said, it means we have to postpone a year. And I said, I know. I said, I know. I turned it down. He said, OK. And then it wound up, of course, helping us with Forum, because by the time Forum opened, the movie had come out. And I was not just this New York actor who was, you know, had lucked out in getting this the lead in this musical.

And he said, it means we have to postpone a year. And I said, I know. I said, I know. I turned it down. He said, OK. And then it wound up, of course, helping us with Forum, because by the time Forum opened, the movie had come out. And I was not just this New York actor who was, you know, had lucked out in getting this the lead in this musical.

And he said, it means we have to postpone a year. And I said, I know. I said, I know. I turned it down. He said, OK. And then it wound up, of course, helping us with Forum, because by the time Forum opened, the movie had come out. And I was not just this New York actor who was, you know, had lucked out in getting this the lead in this musical.

But it was always the guy from that film that's doing well. Right. So it was Jason Alexander, Jason Alexander. And so it so it's one thing helped the other. And, you know, so I'm grateful to Scott Rudin, Mike Nichols, Robin Williams. It was, you know.