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Alec Baldwin does a great job on these interviews, has a great voice, and really gets people speaking:
Lorne Michaels is one of the most influential figures in American entertainment. Alec goes to Rockefeller Center to visit Michaels in his office – the same office he’s had since 1975, when he created Saturday Night Live.
Michaels went on to launch the careers of some of the biggest names in comedy: Belushi, Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Chris Farley, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey … the list goes on and on and on.
“The only way you can manage creative people is with very loose reigns,” says Michaels. He says he works with “people at the point of their career where nothing matters but the work … people just completely devote themselves to the show.”
Lorne Michaels is the rare producer in that he’s truly involved in all aspects of production, yet he says when he does his job right, he leaves no fingerprints.
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Category: Humor, Television, Weekend
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Alec Baldwin:
Did you catch him in Glengarry,Glen, Ross? Its his finest work and even if you don’t like him this is a must see movie with Jack Lemon, Kevin Spacey, Al Pacino and more.
Ive seen it many times, a classic that could be called Death of a Salesman revised. Go rent it now.
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I really liked the part in the interview when Michaels describes no creativity without boundaries and “solving the problem within the container”.
Michaels says “The only way you can manage creative people is with very loose reigns.” Not “reigns,” but REINS are the way you can control a horse – or a horse’s ass such as Alec Baldwin.