Star Trek, Gladiator, Skyfall - The Stories Behind the Names with John Logan
In this episode, John Logan sits down to reflect on a career shaped by bold choices and stories that have defined modern film, television, and theater... from Gladiator and Skyfall to Star Trek, Broadway, and beyond. It’s a candid, wide-ranging look at the moments and relationships that shaped his…
Two moments from this episode
Matthau Answers Two Weeks Later
Nervous on his first day working with Walter Matthau, Brent was told the actor knew every trivia question going, so he tried one out in the car to set: who played Friar Tuck in Errol Flynn's Robin Hood. Matthau turned around slowly, asked why he was being asked such a thing, and laughed it off. Two weeks later, on a soundstage, the door opened, Matthau walked straight up to Brent and said, Eugene Palette.
“I know horse racing and how to lose money.”
The Clarence Brown Question
Angela Lansbury came to dinner at Brent and Loree's house, and John Logan, who had not been told she was coming, was so awestruck he could barely speak. There was a lull at the table until Brent asked her about the director of National Velvet, and from there she talked freely for the rest of the night. John took it as a lesson in how to meet someone you admire: ask about the work nobody asks about.
“Angela, what was it like working with Clarence Brown?”
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