Jeff Daniels
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Jeff Daniels is a celebrated actor known for his roles in both film and television, including his recent work in 'The Comey Rule.' This interview reveals his thoughtful approach to engaging with complex issues, advocating for open dialogue and understanding in a polarized environment.
“I get it. Okay, I get it. It's your country, but you damn well better vote. You damn well better get your friends to vote because I think I take it. Go run, your 30s, your 40s, your 50s, you got the energy, you got the ambition. Go protest the guys that aren't doing what you want. Go run for office. Get involved. November 3rd is D-Day.”
“Huge mentor. I went to New York in 1976. I was 21 years old. I became an apprentice that September 76, and I walked into the Circle rep offices, having previously in the spring played in one of those plays that Marshall directed was Haudel Baltimore, written by Lanford Wilson. I love that play.”
“So I just didn't want that. And if the career went away, I gave it my best shot. Now I can work at the lumber company and I'll be happy. I'll be okay. But it kept going. And now I think also it was trying to, whatever I had as a kid, that natural ability I don't want to lose that. I don't want to go somewhere and become someone else.”
“Yeah, we're real good at telling everybody how great we are. We're real good at that. I think he was on to something then. I think he's more on to something now with that speech. The best part of the speech is the second half where Will McAvoy says, we aren't the greatest country in the world for the reasons I've just said.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 406 — Jeff Daniels
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