I loaded up my automobile on a Thursday. On Friday, I bought into my workplace and the telephone rang; a feminine voice stated, “Please maintain for Mr. Wasserman. I used to be optimistic that was one among my associates taking part in a joke on me as a result of Lou Wasserman did not know I used to be alive. So, I stated, “You recognize what, Lou, I am too busy for this shit, f*ck you,” and I hung up.
Telephone rings once more, there isn’t any secretary, the receiver leaps off the cradle, wraps itself round my neck thrice, goes off, and I out of the blue notice it is Lew Wasserman. I stated, “Oh my God, Mr. Wasserman, I am so sorry, I believed it was one among my associates taking part in a trick on me, and I’d by no means converse disrespectfully to you. However actually, if all you’ve bought to fret about on the fifteenth flooring is me taking workplace provides, life needs to be fairly good. I am scripting this nice film, you are going to like it, you are a busy man, I am a busy man, it has been an honor speaking to you, and I will get going. You’ve a beautiful day.”
I hung up. And the telephone did not ring. And I believed, “Whoa, all proper, I dealt with that. That was good.”
Monday, I come into the workplace and my title is off the door. My stuff is piled up in a field and the locks have been modified. They’d revoked my parking cross and I needed to pay to get out.
Lower to 20-plus years later. I’ve bought an image in turnaround from Fox referred to as “Gotcha!” that starred Anthony Edwards and Linda Fiorentino. I’m assembly with Frank Worth, head of productions at the moment, 14th flooring. We’re popping out of Frank’s workplace, elevator doorways open, out steps Lou Wasserman.
And Frank stated, “Oh, Mr. Wasserman” — everyone referred to as him Mr. Wasserman — no one referred to as him Lew. I believe his mom referred to as him Mr. Wasserman. He says, “That is Dan Gordon, we have got an image of his in turnaround.” I see that the wheels are turning, and he is attempting to put, “The place does he know that title from?” I am pushing that elevator button, and I am identical to, “Come on, get me out of right here.”
Lew was a tall, skinny man, and he reached out and grabbed me with this bony, previous man grip between the muscle and the bone. He would not take a look at me; he checked out Frank, and he stated, “Simply make sure that he doesn’t steal the workplace provides this time.”
