Alan Alda on his adoration for the early radio comedians and talk show hosts such as Arthur Godfrey and Steve Allen
04:19
Alan Alda on how the burlesque comics and vaudeville influenced him at an early age
02:45
Alan Alda on his father, Robert Alda's, early TV parts
01:44
Alan Alda on working with and being influenced by actor Burgess Meredith with Naked City
03:32
Alan Alda on writing the M*A*S*H episode "Dear Sigmund"
01:34
Alan Alda on the craft of writing
00:42
Ed Bradley on discovering his calling after meeting a Philadelphia disc jockey when Bradley was enrolled at a teacher training college
02:15
Ed Bradley on 60 Minutes executive producer Don Hewitt's beneficial influence on Bradley's work, and on his influence on television news programs in general
02:29
Ed Bradley on his mentor Del Shields, from WDAS radio in Philadelphia
01:33
Kevin Bright on how his father, a former Vaudeville comedian, brought comedy into their home when Bright was a child
01:41
Kevin Bright on his love of television as a child, and how that sowed the seeds for his career
02:15
Kevin Bright on attending Emerson College
03:00
Tony Roberts on the comedic actor Hiram Sherman, and on what he learned from him as well as Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and others
04:27
Tony Roberts on learning comedic technique from Milton Berle, and on farce
07:44
Elias Davis and David Pollock on their mentors
02:03
Elias Davis and David Pollock on the legacy of M*A*S*H and its creator Larry Gelbart
06:26
Elias Davis and David Pollock on the legacy of M*A*S*H and its creator Larry Gelbart
06:26
Elias Davis and David Pollock on their mentors
02:03
Peter Ellenshaw on his early interest in film and his mentor
03:06
Harrison Ellenshaw on following in his father's footsteps as a matte artist
00:43
Harrison Ellenshaw on following in his father's footsteps and becoming a matte artist
02:11
Harrison Ellenshaw on comparing his and his father's work and his father's legacy
02:05
Ron Howard on the first acting lesson his father taught him
00:41
Ron Howard on the inspiration for his trademark laugh from Happy Days
00:13
Ron Howard on his struggle to gain the acceptance of Bette Davis, while directing her in the TV movie Skyward
03:58
Ron Howard on how actors should always consider television as a source of good roles
00:52
Richard Matheson on the movies influencing and inspiring his writing, and the letter he wrote to producer Val Lewton praising his work
02:01
Richard Matheson on the Twilight Zone episode "Little Girl Lost" and how real life inspired the story
01:06
Richard Matheson on the seed idea for Duel
00:57
Richard Matheson on coming up with the idea for the story of Dying Room Only
00:47
Elias Davis and David Pollock on their mentors
02:03
Elias Davis and David Pollock on the legacy of M*A*S*H and its creator Larry Gelbart
06:26
Elias Davis and David Pollock on the legacy of M*A*S*H and its creator Larry Gelbart
06:26
Elias Davis and David Pollock on their mentors
02:03
John Singleton on how seeing "Star Wars" when he was nine made him understand what a director does
00:39
John Singleton on the importance of movies to him when he was growing up
02:36
John Singleton on changing junior high schools of his own volition (without moving or permission), and how this led him to meeting children of people in the film business who also aspired to be filmmakers
06:56
John Singleton on attending USC Film School: "It was a revelation for me"
02:34
John Singleton on seeing the film "She's Gotta Have It," meeting Spike Lee and telling him, "I'm going to USC Film School in two weeks. Watch out for me. I'm coming"
02:39
John Singleton on seeing a screening of Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" and how it made him determined to find his own voice and tell his own stories
01:59
John Singleton on how he uses music and sound in his work, and how this was influenced by classes he took at USC
04:44
John Singleton on the opening sequence of his film "Baby Boy" and using the theories of psychiatrist Frances Cress Welsing
03:16
G.E. Smith on his earliest musical influences
01:48
G.E. Smith on music he listened to on the radio as a child and his first exposure to rock and roll
04:39
G.E. Smith on attending a broadcast of Hootenanny and learning to play from watching other musicians
03:55
G.E. Smith on playing guitar for Hall & Oates and appearing with them on Saturday Night Live
03:47
Richard Thomas on appearing on the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of "The Christmas Tree" at age 6, and on learning from Margaret Hamilton and Jessica Tandy on that show
07:10
Richard Thomas on mentors in his career including Will Geer, Geraldine Page, Michael Learned, and Ralph Waite
02:35
Keenen Ivory Wayans on seeing Richard Pryor for the first time and deciding to become a comedian
02:14
Keenen Ivory Wayans on the biggest change in his career: deciding to make his own movie with writing partner Robert Townsend
Keenen Ivory Wayans on the highlight of his career: delivering a speech at a party for Richard Pryor and on why he wasn't ready to meet him earlier
02:19
Keenen Ivory Wayans on advice to actors
00:56
Alan Zweibel on the influence of The Dick Van Dyke Show, and on his friendship with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks
03:05
Alan Zweibel on learning to write jokes by watching shows like The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Dick Cavett Show
03:52
Alan Zweibel on Larry David's early stand-up act, and on his comedy mentors like Garry Shandling
04:06
Alan Zweibel on his mentors and on being a mentor
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