national theatre when i was young, and i didn't want to play it because i was terrified, and michael rudmanwho was a texan, there was a director at the national theatre he met me in the corridor of the national theatre and he said i hear you are going the play the greek, i was thinking what greek? and i hadn't even read the play yet i was so scared and he said -- >> oh, maybe it remind me of what my mom said to my dad, what did she say? when i married you, you were like a greek god and now you are like a (bleep) damn greek. >> i just remember that. >> rose: that is what michael said. >> michael rudman's best jokes, his best joke was there are three theaters, littleton and the -- and he met a young actor in the kor for when he was amount to direct -- and the young actor had enough drinks to ask him and he said i understand you, michael you are going to direct this film and he said yes, he said give me estregon. >> and he said if you want drugs go around the back like everybody else and i saw him the next day, michael even for you that is a is pretty good, nobody gave me a feed lik that, it w