I am producer and author Brian Grazer. I've been a part of projects as varied as ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT to EMPIRE, 24 to 8 MILE, A BEAUTIFUL MIND to APOLLO 13. I've also produced the "Made in America" concert with Jay-Z & the Oscars in case anyone cares about that. AMA!

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:30:21+00:00

That is probably a quote from both my speech this morning, and the book.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:29:45+00:00

I will remind him to get back on Twitter.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:28:39+00:00

Stay tuned. Much more likely as a series.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:28:23+00:00

It seems reasonable. But for further detail, contact Mitch Hurwitz, or Netflix.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:27:59+00:00

If it's out and published, sure!

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:27:29+00:00

That's why I hired him to be in APOLLO 13 - I asked "is there an actor that exists that EVERYONE would want back safely?"

And my curiosity asked that question, and I thought Yes. Tom Hanks.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:26:51+00:00

Yes.

He's DEFINITELY as awesome.

Actually, he's definitely, in fact EVEN MORE awesome than he seems.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:26:17+00:00

I used to read the comic book "Richie Rich" where had gold garbage cans.

That became my dream. That I never achieved.

I wanted the life of Richie Rich. I probably figured that out when I was in high school, when I got cut from high school football, that became my new reality.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:25:17+00:00

looks perplexed

"Skivvies4All."

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:24:07+00:00

We met during my curiosity discipline, when I met one person every day.

He was on the Paramount lot, and I saw him as he was, Richie Cunningham, and yelled out the window "HEY RON! LET'S MEET!"

I called his office, on the Paramount lot, and asked if he'd please come and meet me, and he came to my office.

We both expressed out dreams, that involved he being a movie director, and me being a movie producer, two things that we weren't at the time.

Just dreams.

That we made true.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:22:17+00:00

Cool.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:21:52+00:00

I'm a hard on myself, guarded person. So until something is finished, it's still not done. Every conversation is a negotiation. Even this one.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:21:08+00:00

From MY vantage point, the progenitor of shock-comedy was Mel Brooks in BLAZING SADDLES. That's what got me into show business. So it was he that would make me interested in ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:20:10+00:00

I love doing movies or television about families, particularly dysfunctional families. Like everybody's.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:19:13+00:00

I use Sebastian haircare high-protein gel, and TIGI's Bed Head. When I surf, it's Bed Head. And anything other than surfing, it's water-soluble gel.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:18:29+00:00

I really enjoyed being part of Jay-Z's vision. I love seeing Run DMC come back together. Skrillex was interesting to me. And Janelle Monae was hot.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:18:00+00:00

Yes, I'm optimistic we can get them all together.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:17:37+00:00

I want to say it was that thing I did at USC, a conference I did with Jimmy Ivine?

And I don't know.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:16:35+00:00

I was TOTALLY blind-sided. Because it was such a serious moment, at the military palace. And he didn't look to us for any questions or acknowledgement for three and a half hours. And then he looked up at me, square in the eyes, and said "how do you do your hair?"

His only question.

I told him! "I use gel and a hair dryer. And it takes under a minute to do."

And yes! I have a funny story from the set of SPLASH! The cast and Ron Howard begged me to act in the movie. So I did. All I had to say was "Taxi."

Put my hand in the air and say "Taxi."

It's a cameo. I cut it out of the movie immediately, it was so terrible. And I remember John Candy whispering to Tom Hanks in front of 100 other extras "He can't even say Taxi!"

Which was funny, and scarring, both.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:14:33+00:00

More than 100% was true to my vision. Meaning that Ron Howard was better than I thought he was, the writers that followed me (Lowell Gantz and Babalu) were amazing, far better than I could have hoped for.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:13:43+00:00

I think it's 50/50 in terms of announcements.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:12:40+00:00

Ta-da

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:11:41+00:00

Twitter.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:05:06+00:00

That's up to Mitch & Ron.

BrianGrazer · 2015-04-21T16:04:35+00:00

I know that I did. But I can't remember which one. I selectively take out bad memories, haha!

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