stay with us. >> rose: richard gere is here, actor and activist. stars in joseph cedar's new film, "norman: the moderate rise and tragic fall of a new york fixer." he plays an aspiring power player in the new york jewer community who sees his fortunes rise after befriend ago man who later becomes the president of israel. film comment calls gear's performance superb. here's a look at the trailer. >> this is good. i've thought it through. i know. i've just got to find someone who can actually do this. a lot of money. >> bill, he's a friend. we decline to do business with him. i don't want the look like i'm asking him for a favor. >> can we say we're related? can i say i'm your uncle? >> no. good morning, bill. norman oppenheimer. >> i have to leave. this is unacceptable. >> so i'll tell my partners that we had a good conversation! >> may i ask what you do for a living? >> what do yowhat do you need? i'll help you get it. it will be my privilege to help you buy these shoes. >> you don't have to. is i've h -- is everything okay? >> yeah, enjoy. explain

and i was like, dad, you really, you honestly believe you look like richard gere?ys for like two years. >> jimmy: that's not so bad either. >> they're like all in his teeth. >> jimmy: are you liking living in new york city? >> i do. i love living back in new york, it's awesome. and i have picked up a skill that i will offer to anybody who is in new york. the worst thing that can happen to you in new york is having like a solicitor, you know, which happens all the time, whether it be homeless or greenpeace or gay rights, whatever. it's all horrible. you hate having someone come up to you and say, do you have a moment? you're like, absolutely not. >> jimmy: right. >> right, because if you have a moment, you'd be someplace else. so i have come up with a way to with a look, tell solicitors i live here, i'm not interested. >> jimmy: how do you do it? >> i'll show it to you guys very quick. >> jimmy: okay. >> and pay attention. pretend you're a solicitor and i'm uk waiwalking on the street don't want to deal with you. >> jimmy: hey lady, you want to -- not hey lady? oh,

. ♪ charlie: richard gere is here. he is an actor and an activist.s in "norman: the moderate rise and tragic fall of a new york fixer." he plays a fixer in the jewish community. "film comment" calls gere's performance superb. here's a look at the trailer. ♪ >> this is good. i've thought it through. i know, i just have to find someone who can actually do this it's a lot of money. >> bill cavish, you know him? he's a friend. i don't want to look like i'm asking him for a favor. >> can i say that we're related? can i say that i'm your uncle? >> no, no. good morning, bill. norman oppenheimer. >> i have to leave. this is unacceptable. >> it's not my fault. we had a good conversation. >> may i ask what you do for a living? >> what do you mean? it would be my privilege to buy you these shows. >> sit ok? >> yeah, enjoy. >> can you explain to me how your business works? i'm curious. >> if you ever need anything, feel free to call. >> we need to raise approximately $14 million to save us from the wrecking ball and this is where our friend norman oppenheimer co

also discuss the fact that you have the opportunity to teach at pembroke college in cambridge and richard gere love of mi-6 or even as a visiting professor of statecraft and diplomacy. a great title. >> guest: a great title. >> host: yes it is. what is it during those lectures that you are delivering? how did this again gel. you didn't know what it would become but were you impacted somewhat by your students, by the lectures you were giving? what about that connection? >> guest: anytime you give three formal public lectures it helps you organize your thoughts and i gave those and i got lots of feedback and it got me thinking and actually when i came back i thought what i will do as i will take these lectures and i will transcribe them and have them transcribed and do a quick book based on them so i did the transcription and for several months i tossed with the manuscript to make just couldn't get there. it turns out what they were a set of lectures did work as a book so i literally threw it out there's a great quote from the famously yiddish writer that a writer's best friend is his waste pape

discuss the fact that you have the opportunity to teach at pembroke college at cambridge,, that richard gere love of mi six, project and as the humana top visiting professor statecraft and diplomacy. great title. what in particular, what impetus during those lectures that you are delivering, how did this i didn't gel wax you didn't know what was to come but we impacted somewhat by her students, by the lectures you are giving? what about that connection? >> guest: anytime you give three formal public lectures that helps you organize your thoughts and i gave those and they got lots of feedback and got me thinking. actually when i came back i thought what i will do is take his lectures and transcribed them, have them transcribed and then do a quick book based on them. so i did the transcription, and for several months i fussed with the manuscript and it just uldn't get there. it turns out what may work as a set of lectures simply didn't work as a book. i literally threw it out. there's a great quote from the famous yiddish writer that our writers best friend is his wastepaper basket. i got in t