when i worked with burt reynolds, he was already a movie star, but he did not know it, and when he started doing the johnnythat's where i first saw him. he was so fast on the uptake with a joke. he knew how to read a room, and he knew how to take whatever was going on in the room and turn it into some kind of funny thing. john boorman was casting deliverance , and he sees burt reynolds on the tonight show , and he says, "that's my guy. that's lewis." the production said, "no, that's burt reynolds." i wasn't quite sure whether i could cross over from being a personality, in quotes, to being an actor. he's like, "no, he has the masculinity, the virility, the joie de vivre that i'm looking for. i cast burt reynolds." holy cannoli. look at this. it's like a science project. ordering lunch -- easy for you and me but can be so difficult for a young homeowner turning into their parents. are those all different lettuces? uh, yes, sir. brown rice, white rice, or quinoa? -[ groans ] -we're gonna need a minute. do you have any food allergies? -well, my teeth are sensitive to cold. progressive can't protect you from b