Nathan Lane

Your name is... Jason Alexander. Jason Alexander.

Your name is... Jason Alexander. Jason Alexander.

Your name is... Jason Alexander. Jason Alexander.

No, I, yeah. I thought he had to talk you into it or that you were... No, okay. I'll, forgive me if you've heard this before, but... Originally, you know, Mike, the great Mike Nichols and Elaine May have wanted to do that, an American remake of La Cacha Fall for a very long time and then finally gotten the rights. And it was supposed to be Steve Martin and Robin Williams.

No, I, yeah. I thought he had to talk you into it or that you were... No, okay. I'll, forgive me if you've heard this before, but... Originally, you know, Mike, the great Mike Nichols and Elaine May have wanted to do that, an American remake of La Cacha Fall for a very long time and then finally gotten the rights. And it was supposed to be Steve Martin and Robin Williams.

No, I, yeah. I thought he had to talk you into it or that you were... No, okay. I'll, forgive me if you've heard this before, but... Originally, you know, Mike, the great Mike Nichols and Elaine May have wanted to do that, an American remake of La Cacha Fall for a very long time and then finally gotten the rights. And it was supposed to be Steve Martin and Robin Williams.

And Robin was going to play the part I wound up playing. Then Steve, there was another obligation. It wasn't going to work out. And then Robin decided, I've just done Drag and Mrs. Doubtful. I'm sorry. I've been ignoring you people. No, no, they're to be ignored. They are to be ignored. I can only make one new friend at a time.

And Robin was going to play the part I wound up playing. Then Steve, there was another obligation. It wasn't going to work out. And then Robin decided, I've just done Drag and Mrs. Doubtful. I'm sorry. I've been ignoring you people. No, no, they're to be ignored. They are to be ignored. I can only make one new friend at a time.

And Robin was going to play the part I wound up playing. Then Steve, there was another obligation. It wasn't going to work out. And then Robin decided, I've just done Drag and Mrs. Doubtful. I'm sorry. I've been ignoring you people. No, no, they're to be ignored. They are to be ignored. I can only make one new friend at a time.

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.