The Pursuit of Happyness Junket
Chris Gardner Interview
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| 09:02:58 21 |
Sound Bite: Chris Gardner
Absolutely and those folks from 20/20 there was one producer a lady named Lynn Redman who absolutely did a fabulous job and Bob Brown the writer, if I got this right I think this is the third story that Bob’s done that’s turned into a film, he’s special guy (talks) one of them was about the door to door salesman, the guy what is his name? Somebody help me out somebody, Bill (talks) come on I can find out, Rachel is in charge of all of that. |
| 09:03:43 65 |
Sound Bite: Chris Gardner
Yeah they immediately did but before that I got a phone call from a place called Hollyweird (talks) A guy calls me up he has this great idea he wants to do a story on homeless people, a reality TV show clean them up, give them a job and the one that does the most with there life is the winner and there going to win a 100,000 dollars in cash, a 300,000 house and all this great stuff and I cant repeat to you on camera what I said to him but the gist of it was homelessness is not a game and if you think it is I already won so send me the money. |
| 09:04:35 117 |
Sound Bite: Chris Gardner
Hey man Will Smith played Chris Gardner better than Chris Gardner ever did, I’m so proud of him I really am. (talks) I’ve been a fan but initially I did not know about him in this particular capacity, I you know we all think of Will as this big over the top extravaganza kind of thing and this is totally different. |
| 09:05:27 169 |
Sound Bite: Chris Gardner
But you know what that what makes him a great artist, this was an opportunity for him to say you know what I don’t need a green screen, I don’t need technology because I’m coming from here and I think honestly coming from here with his son come on. |
| 09:06:19 221 |
Sound Bite: Chris Gardner
Were just so used to him being surrounded by a lot of stuff, big stuff generally having something to do with explosions and cars and guns and crashes but he was just coming from his heart, coming from heart and with his son, that’s the special effect, that worked, the chemistry between he and Jaden. And I got to tell you you saw the film Jaden kicked his butt everyday, I want to be Jaden’s age and I’m gonna hook Jaden up. |
