… but mostly because Welles is an opinionated genius and world-class hater. It’s hard to imagine him being a talk show host who could get guests comfortable.
Throw in Andy Kaufman, and I’m not sure what I was expecting. I was pleasantly surprised. It’s clear that Welles had watched Taxi, and had thought about it in some depth.
“I want to know why it is that you go and wrestle with people, when you can act so well.”
I love how OW talks more than AK. Sure sign of an egomaniacal interviewer.
But I enjoyed it! Many insightful observations from the big guy about Taxi (and Latka in particular), and Kaufman isn’t doing a bit.