I loaded up my automobile on a Thursday. On Friday, I bought into my workplace and the cellphone rang; a feminine voice stated, “Please maintain for Mr. Wasserman. I used to be optimistic that was one in every of 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 realize what, Lou, I am too busy for this shit, f*ck you,” and I hung up.
Cellphone rings once more, there is no secretary, the receiver leaps off the cradle, wraps itself round my neck 3 times, goes off, and I all of the sudden understand it is Lew Wasserman. I stated, “Oh my God, Mr. Wasserman, I am so sorry, I believed it was one in every of my associates taking part in a trick on me, and I might by no means communicate disrespectfully to you. However truthfully, if all you’ve bought to fret about on the fifteenth flooring is me taking workplace provides, life must be fairly good. I am penning this nice film, you are going to adore 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 got an exquisite day.”
I hung up. And the cellphone 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 feel 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 position, “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 does not take a look at me; he checked out Frank, and he stated, “Simply be sure that he doesn’t steal the workplace provides this time.”