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Yes, to this day. I was really going to call the book "My wink is binding." They talked me out of it. I would have liked that title because it's who I am. Why have a contract that they can sue you on? If they want to leave, let them leave.

One guy who took advantage of that style of business was Richard Dreyfuss who you represented.

Richard Dreyfuss hurt me emotionally because I really thought he was my friend. That's a terrible assumption to make. I was wrong and he was an actor who hired me. I did a good job and then he figured he didn't need me anymore. That was emotionally hurtful to me. It was like a girlfriend -- good luck, goodbye!

You viewed his going as a betrayal obviously.

It was a betrayal. I took him and he hadn't worked in three-and-half years. I really brought him back to being Richard Dreyfuss and I guess he wanted that moment alone, not with me. In the remaining 10 years he's had a half a hit.

Now he's got some kind of nature travel show.

You got it!

You produce Marty Short's new talk show. He's a very funny guy, but he's not as funny as a host as he was in just about everything else he's done.

OK, you want me to answer that. When you do a show five days a week you can't write all those comedy sketches. We do more than anyone's ever done. Marty is a great interviewer. The show's ratings are going up, believe it or not, and it's sort of catching on. Will it be picked up? I don't know. I certainly hope so because I think it's very good entertainment. I love the show. I wouldn't go every night if I didn't love the show.

It is extremely difficult to be a talk show host.

Look at Jay Leno. He's still not a monologist. We've only been on the air eight weeks -- I swear I think the show is going to make it.

Well, you haven't been wrong often so we'll go with your prediction.
salon.com | Dec. 1, 1999

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