you know, ee runs the actors studio with ellen bersten and harvey kaitel.nd these were actors like them that taught me and mentored me, so there was nothing but learning from al, just the way he approached it, the dedication, his -- i mean, talk about someone who never gives up. and we would improvise for three hours for scenes that we were going to shoot sometime over the course of the next 3 1/2 months or whatever it was. i mean, it is a dedication to -- and a respect for what he does. he's never going to give you less than more than he has. tavis: somebody over to the side, when it does happen, they'll send me a note you haven't talked about the film, like i'm stupid. there it is. see. ask her about her movie. i can't help it. her life is so fascinating i didn't get around to the film. but you offered me a segue to talk about the film which i'm glad to have you on here for. you mentioned "diner" 30 years ago and were in "the fathers" director debut and 30 years later you're in the son's director debut. talk about how it is. >> it's not lost on me. and al