Larry David interviewed by Charlie Rose 1998

to everyone who came to see the program how to sign a letter saying that they will cut off their rights. Everyone who worked on the show signed something. Jerry talked to everyone. I reiterated what he said to the audience and people really respect him and I. I'm really happy about this because I really think people enjoy the show a lot more if they don't really know what it's about. You'll still enjoy it if you knew the story, but it's better to come out fresh, now you tell me about Jerry and he let the jury know that you already know and what it is, there's more.

I thought about this. I really thought you know this guy and anyone who works with him. Did you create with him like you say you were on the same wavelength yeah you watched the show so they said yeah there you go that's all I need to know that's all you need to know you watched you watched until Seinfeld, yeah, look at George, yeah, there you go, that's all you need to know. about me it's like that yeah so you're like a painter saying Picasso used to say look everything you need to know about me is here in this painting every music I've ever had composers come here man you need to know about me .

It's in that music I'm a lot like Picasso in many ways my freedom for sex certainly my results we have a lot in common me and the picky picky Picasso you know, Jerry's uh you say he's a tremendous Karl, I'll give you the exposition, remember the boy , here's a question, what essential Seinfeld story is okay, yeah, we're going somewhere, yeah, when I was in our third or fourth season on the show, I was in a room talking to some of the writers and I looked at Seinfeld's t-shirt. one of the writers and there was something. a little strange with this shirt, it was like it was a little bit diagonally down and I was like, did Jerry see that shirt?

Know? and he and he said no and I said, I bet you comment on that. shirt within 10 seconds of him seeing you, you know, and he said you had a bet, we bet, we bet $10, it might even be $20, I said, okay, okay, and I'm about to walk out of the room and here he comes, he walks in and I stand at the door and he didn't even make eye contact with the guy and he's talking to someone else and all of a sudden he turns around and says how many are too many and says what's the story with that shirt, You know?

You're a guy, yeah, you think like that, so he knows the same thing about you, yeah, have you two ever talked about this notion? It is said that the jury faked the show it was fun for you to do the show I was suffering, you know, I had a lot of fun too, the most fun I had was actually writing it, writing it, writing it together, those were those were great moments , we went through a process of creating tasks, well they were there, they were all different, do you mean writing about it or do I mean what day one, what happens to create a sign, Phil, we don't know about a classic, you're talking about one that I would write or one on that door, one that someone on staff would write, you know they need it. these definitions well because they are because it's a different process than what you wrote well, well you would know I would probably have an idea to show and I would take an example like, oh Jesus, difficult, eh, it's that difficult, yeah, it's a little complicated . it's hard give me a little idea that turned into a good idea okay, let's see, I'm inside, I'm in the office and someone pulls out this little space pen and I say, hey, what a cool pen you have there, let me see that.

He goes here this is Jerry's manager, he goes here and I take the pen and he says write backwards and I start writing backwards which I say, I said hey, that's great because you know a lot of times I like to write in bed and you can't in the pen. Skip's and he goes to take the pen. I don't want to take your pen and he says, come on, take it. I go, no, you know, he just takes the pen. So I take the pen and then I. I start to feel guilty for taking the guy's pen and I go to him later, I take the back, it exists now, I don't keep the pen, I have many, so I'm thinking, so I don't know, at some point , at some point, I will.

You know, it's funny to take a pen away from someone like that and then I would tell Jerry what do you think of this pen idea and he would say, Yeah, I like it, I don't like it at all and in this particular case. he likes it now I'll go away and write it write it yourself I'll write it myself but we always go over everything together every script we go over every line together and you know he has his opinion and he adds a lot to everything my reputation as a writer has improved a lot by having him working in my I didn't make any contributions or suggestions and all that final interest so you went off and wrote it yes just yes well he you know I had time, I mean, he was very busy with the program, so I think he was somewhat relieved to for me to have time to do that because they were overwhelmed with work, yeah, oh, and an episode like this, you know, you needed some time to write, I think.

It would have been a bad situation if I had gone into the episode, if I had finished writing episode 21 and suddenly here was the finale with five days to write it, it would have been impossible, so luckily I was able to take my time and do it. and you would finish the sour grapes, yes, let's talk about that, since it is a film that is about to be released and the critics have said the following things about it surprisingly good debut director good of yes, well, surprisingly good for a first erection, true, some have said that's all, you can say it's someone who came out of sitcoms, there is something, a connection, you can see a direct connection there.

I think they said the connection was from Seinfeld, no, no, from Sitaram. Yes, I stand corrected. Well, this happened to him many times. It's not easy, yes, I'm sure you know an image of yourself and then people constantly correct you. Yes, you know, I have tried to restrain myself and I could have corrected you more times and I don't make more mistakes. right, sour grapes, the idea is white, it's two cousins ​​who go to Atlantic City and one wins a jackpot using two quarters that the other gave him and refuses to split the money with him and that basically sounds like an episode of Seinfeld. yeah, basically, well, maybe the cable episode of Seinfeld because what was it like writing for ninety-two minutes instead of 20?

Much, much harder, much harder, oh yeah, first of all, yeah, all new characters and you had to keep your balls in the air for 90. minutes much harder, okay, roll the tape, here's an episode from here is a clip of sour grapes, go back to TV or do something else. I mean, yes, yes, definitely, yes. In fact, and I know people are surprised to hear me say this, I enjoyed it, I enjoy it, no, oh. no, no, I know, I really enjoyed it, yeah, and then you have another idea you're thinking, yeah, I'm in the middle of another one, what's this one about? oh yeah, it's a comedy, yeah, it's a comedy, yeah, it's about it's about a guy with a talk show that's always being corrected yeah yeah yeah I look back at the sign to years ago and what do you think of the majority mmm-hmm what do I think of me I see, I think you understood me now.

I was doing well. Up until this point I really was, I think I'll really think about writing, writing the show, working with Jerry, the writing process, how much fun we had doing that collaboration, I think that's what stands out in my mind, the most congratulations, it's a classic. you know you created something to be touched a lot of people congratulations thank you Charlie Larry David also good luck with the sour grapes thank you very much we will be right back with someone I know you want to see Yogi Berra your Yankee fan Yogi is here Yogi is here no joke no Just kidding, I can't believe Larry David and Yogi Berra on a show, you know?

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