Award winning talent manager, George Shapiro, discusses casting the various actors for the roles in the hit sitcom, “Seinfeld.” Shapiro describes the undeniable chemistry that made them decide to pick Jason Alexander and Julia Louise-Dreyfus to costar along with Jerry Seinfeld.
Jason Alexander, one of the stars of the sitcom Seinfeld, reminisces on one of the more unique filmings of the show during an episode known as ‘The Parking Garage.’ Alexander recalls the unusually long hours that this episode entailed as well as the fact that it was the only episode … Continue reading
Director of the sitcom Seinfeld, Tom Cherones, talks about one of his favorite episodes, ‘The Parking Garage.’ Cherones explains various aspects of filming the episode such as timing and how they chose the location of the set. Overall, Cherones remembers it being “an unusual day” of filming.
Jerry Seinfeld, star of the sitcom Seinfeld, describes the original idea for the show, or lack thereof, and the evolution of how the show developed its comedy. Seinfeld says that the sitcom is very closely related to what his own life is like. In his words, there’s nothing “that TV … Continue reading
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus remembers shooting the final episode of “Seinfeld” and explains how she got her role as Elaine Benes in the first place. “Seinfeld” first premiered on July 5, 1989 and aired its final episode on May 14, 1998.
Jason Alexander explains how his role model for the character of George Costanza began as Woody Allen, but evolved into his version of “Seinfeld” so-creator, Larry David.
Jonathan Winters gives his firsthand account of what it was like to be on the Tonight Show when Johnny Carson was the host. Winters talks about the electricity that Carson brought to the show, an electricity that has yet to be matched by other talk show hosts. He also explains … Continue reading
Ed McMahon, known for being the “sidekick” to Johnny Carson during the Tonight Show days, talks about the importance of Carson to television. In McMahon’s opinion “if television had no other star, if it only had Johnny Carson, that would have been enough.” He goes on to describe the legacy … Continue reading
Harrison Ford describes “To Kill a Mockingbird” as the one film he remembers having a “strong reaction” to. Ford explains it as more than just a film because of its intense moral lesson. He also describes the film’s lead, Gregory Peck, as bringing “truth and vivid storytelling to the screen.”
Film director Martin Scorsese talks about how important “Citizen Kane” was to his success. Scorsese discusses how much he learned from this film (“I became aware of editing and camera positions”), as well as what “Citizen Kane” did for American cinema.
