Working With Meryl Streep Is Like Playing Baseball - Jeff Daniels

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  • @lesliemaendl6357
    @lesliemaendl6357 6 місяців тому +111

    In the early 1970’s we lived in Chelsea Mich next door to the Daniels….his dad built our house. Very down to earth family. Thanks for being such great neighbors….I’m proud to have lived next door to you and happy for all your success!

  • @tedtamada
    @tedtamada 6 місяців тому +110

    I love Jeff Daniels and I am so happy to see him again.

    • @brokenrecord3523
      @brokenrecord3523 6 місяців тому

      I saw him in concert with Lyle Lovett (Ann Arbor). No matter how many times you see him, you still can't figure him out.

  • @joycedavis9996
    @joycedavis9996 6 місяців тому +59

    Jeff Daniels makes that acting thing look so easy…he’s the G-O-A-T🥰🤗

  • @Rockingruvin
    @Rockingruvin 6 місяців тому +99

    Jeff Daniels is so great! The Meryl Streep story is proof that he's absolutely the real deal. As well as his remarkable career.

  • @mostly_insane2291
    @mostly_insane2291 6 місяців тому +21

    Jeff Daniels is a Michigan treasure. He loves his home state as much as I do.

  • @priyaakajedimindtrickdrago1193
    @priyaakajedimindtrickdrago1193 5 місяців тому +5

    The Newsroom is one of my favourite shows of all time and Jeff Daniels was just amazing in it.

  • @dusseau13
    @dusseau13 6 місяців тому +87

    Jeff Daniels has a range far above most actors. Very under rated even though he is famous. One actor I would like to meet if conditions were right.

  • @lanceoftheroundtable
    @lanceoftheroundtable 6 місяців тому +4

    I had the pleasure of seeing Jeff Daniels play with his daughter and family at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. His acting aside, which is measurable at least, the musicianship he and his family displays is admirable.

  • @kimmariefaber4636
    @kimmariefaber4636 6 місяців тому +60

    I loved him in Newsroom!

    • @sharonannelarkin9534
      @sharonannelarkin9534 6 місяців тому +5

      Great series! Wish it had lasted longer than three seasons.

  • @shespeex8413
    @shespeex8413 6 місяців тому +10

    My favorite performance of his was as Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Moves me to tears every time.

    • @katherine.benson4489
      @katherine.benson4489 6 місяців тому

      I agree. I showed parts of that film to students studying the Civil War and they requested to rewatch those Chamberlain scenes more than any other.

  • @curanderoverde
    @curanderoverde 6 місяців тому +100

    Everyone loves them some Jeff Daniels...Fellow Michigander (via California, via Peru, Via Hoosierlandia) now driving the potholes in Lansing

    • @TerriKnight-x3s
      @TerriKnight-x3s 6 місяців тому +2

      I live in Michigan also. Born and raised in

    • @J.M.-nb4gw
      @J.M.-nb4gw 6 місяців тому +3

      Congrats on getting out of Hoosierlandia, I've been stuck here for years and finally moving to Costa Rica in a few months 😎

    • @jackiec859
      @jackiec859 6 місяців тому +3

      Finest potholes in the nation. Well cultivated ones on my street in Old Town Lansing.

    • @gaycramer2658
      @gaycramer2658 6 місяців тому +4

      It’s Orange Cone season , not Spring in Oakland County. 😂

    • @alsnowgrrl
      @alsnowgrrl 6 місяців тому

      ​@@gaycramer2658 LOL we've got two roundabouts going in, in Allegan country right now.😂

  • @wandamundy1759
    @wandamundy1759 6 місяців тому +66

    Jeff Daniels and Bill Murray are cut from the same mold. They are both "beloved" of their audiences. I adore them both. I just enjoy their work so much. It's like hearing two really great pickers trading licks. Just lovely.

    • @thinkforyourself828
      @thinkforyourself828 6 місяців тому

      Bill Murray is known for being abusive and inappropriate.

    • @katica04
      @katica04 6 місяців тому +7

      Except there’s lots out there about Bill Murray being a jerk?

    • @Jen7867
      @Jen7867 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@katica04 Sadly, I have heard those rumors, too. Not about Jeff Daniels, though.

    • @repealthepatriotact
      @repealthepatriotact 6 місяців тому +3

      @@Jen7867 Rumors?? No. He's been a huge problem for years and just settled a lawsuit for sociopathic harassment of a female co-star on set which resulted in the production being shut down. I don't know if it's because his old age is causing psychopathic episodes or what, but he's not hirable right now, there's no insurance company that will touch him.

    • @repealthepatriotact
      @repealthepatriotact 6 місяців тому

      @@katica04 Yeah, a lawsuit he had to pay off and apologize is the tip of the iceberg. There's a bunch of women that have made statements after that.

  • @LMM7880
    @LMM7880 6 місяців тому +18

    My first time seeing Jeff was Terms of Endearment. He was a cad but terrific in that role.

  • @taopearl2976
    @taopearl2976 6 місяців тому +4

    Stage and screen, a BRILLIANT actor!

  • @anapaulasmoraes1839
    @anapaulasmoraes1839 6 місяців тому +5

    Thanks for bringing this AMAZING actor and human being...🙏🥰🙏

  • @Nancy-tr5fi
    @Nancy-tr5fi 6 місяців тому +16

    Jeff Daniel's a principled man, a gentlemen.

  • @prowlermadmax2
    @prowlermadmax2 6 місяців тому +66

    I've watch some of Jeff's films, but I never took him seriously until he started trashing trump, that's when he earned my respect.

    • @anamariaguadayol2335
      @anamariaguadayol2335 6 місяців тому +17

      You should hear the best soliloquy about the United States that was ever done. He's superb!

    • @AndreaALenze
      @AndreaALenze 6 місяців тому +11

      He won my respect when he came back to Michigan. Michiganders love you Jeff!

    • @vaseline69
      @vaseline69 6 місяців тому +9

      @@AndreaALenze for me when a dramatic actor can also do comedy that is when you prove you are good

    • @Jen7867
      @Jen7867 6 місяців тому +8

      @@anamariaguadayol2335 Yes. The Newsroom was stupendous.

    • @tiffanyanderson9437
      @tiffanyanderson9437 6 місяців тому +3

      He blew me away in “The Looming Tower”.

  • @mbl1334
    @mbl1334 6 місяців тому +3

    He is an amazing actor and he was an eye candy when he was young!

  • @TheFeather47
    @TheFeather47 6 місяців тому +18

    My dad once welded a gate for Jeff at his house in Michigan, he didn't get a chance to met him, but he did met his wife Kathleen and said she was incredibly nice.

  • @tbd-5160
    @tbd-5160 6 місяців тому +24

    If you ever want to Meet Jeff Daniels, you can see him in person in Michigan. He's very personable. He lives near Chelsea, Michigan, and still operates The Purple Rose Theater. Very nice guy. He likes his privacy, but that's overcome by his niceness.

  • @joannemaciejewski9972
    @joannemaciejewski9972 6 місяців тому +7

    Jeff Daniels was amazing in Godless. I'm glad he talked about it.

  • @soulslip
    @soulslip 6 місяців тому +3

    Arachnophobia is still my favorite movie ever since I was a little kid. Fantastic actor

  • @charlesalan5999
    @charlesalan5999 6 місяців тому +17

    JD. One great actor, great American and great man!

  • @TerriKnight-x3s
    @TerriKnight-x3s 6 місяців тому +6

    Jeff Daniel is the Best! ❤

  • @sanstar2007
    @sanstar2007 5 місяців тому +1

    What a National Treasure Jeff Daniels is!

  • @andyduck1127
    @andyduck1127 6 місяців тому +19

    No mention of American Rust? Solid series! Season two is outstanding. Im in episode 3 of Godless. Another home run.

    • @TexasMijita
      @TexasMijita 6 місяців тому

      It was worth watching. Not great. You

    • @maryhalverson5713
      @maryhalverson5713 Місяць тому

      Meryl Streep has been privy to Harvey Weinstein's vile activities for decades. There's no coming back from that.

  • @ollieox9181
    @ollieox9181 6 місяців тому +2

    I've been looking forward to a screen version of A Man in Full for a long time. One of my favorite Tom Wolfe books.

  • @charleslewis6815
    @charleslewis6815 6 місяців тому +2

    Jeff is a true gem!

  • @mraereed
    @mraereed 6 місяців тому +28

    Michigan loves you Jeff! You too Stephen, but 50 films ain't nuthin' to sneeze at!

  • @DNTXPCTMCH
    @DNTXPCTMCH 6 місяців тому +7

    I loved Jeff Daniels on Seth Meyers podcast - Family Trips. ❤

  • @ridinreiners
    @ridinreiners 6 місяців тому +5

    Great actor ❤

  • @Chefkennynyc
    @Chefkennynyc 6 місяців тому +3

    Saw him on broadway in News Room. excellent

  • @davidish9083
    @davidish9083 6 місяців тому +2

    I loved his performance in Something Wild

  • @johnwinings9827
    @johnwinings9827 6 місяців тому +8

    🤣 yes! Fly Away Home! Classic!

  • @josephballerini3730
    @josephballerini3730 6 місяців тому +1

    This was a great book. Looking forward to see this.

  • @keranschexnayder-bohne5127
    @keranschexnayder-bohne5127 6 місяців тому +11

    “I’m Teddy. The director of NASA.” My favorite line from ‘The Martian’.

  • @ZaraAxelrod
    @ZaraAxelrod 6 місяців тому +11

    Rhapsody in Blue on a banjo, that's great.

    • @tlcrobles
      @tlcrobles 6 місяців тому +1

      The banjo was beautiful!
      It’s an oft mocked instrument that is sadly underrated.

    • @charleshash4919
      @charleshash4919 6 місяців тому

      Bela Fleck does everything well, including Rhaspsody in Blue

  • @Joshua-ub2su
    @Joshua-ub2su 6 місяців тому +7

    Jeff daniels is the best

  • @monl3807
    @monl3807 6 місяців тому +7

    Love the silver hair fox 2:43

  • @911jehru
    @911jehru 4 місяці тому

    IMO most under rated actor ever

  • @cynthiamoon1880
    @cynthiamoon1880 6 місяців тому

    Anything Jeff Daniels, I automatically press like. ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @rcpmac
    @rcpmac 6 місяців тому +3

    Jeff is great!

  • @marvinmartin4692
    @marvinmartin4692 6 місяців тому

    He’s becoming one of americas greatest actors!

  • @CamMcGinn1981
    @CamMcGinn1981 6 місяців тому +29

    Yeah, I cracked up at the glue factory joke. I'm a flawed human and I find "dark" humour amusing.

    • @AzhreiVep
      @AzhreiVep 6 місяців тому +2

      I also had a hearty laugh. I'm a perfect human with no flaws at all, therefore I also find dark humor the best.

  • @gsue33
    @gsue33 3 місяці тому

    This guy can do it all.

  • @andrewb9974
    @andrewb9974 6 місяців тому +2

    Legend

  • @dion6340
    @dion6340 6 місяців тому

    WHAT A LEGEND.

  • @dhenschel4
    @dhenschel4 6 місяців тому

    Jeff is such a great guy for what he has done for his industry - if you can, see a play of his company, the Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea, MI

  • @filimp520
    @filimp520 6 місяців тому

    I saw him on Broadway in a play with James Gandolfini in God of Carnage. He was a stand out and brilliant 👏👏

  • @waynewells3297
    @waynewells3297 6 місяців тому +1

    When I made chamber music recordings it was the same deal: no matter how dissatisfied I was with my take, if the dude with the more prominent part nailed it then I was screwed. It puts a premium on consistency.

  • @WuzFuzz46
    @WuzFuzz46 6 місяців тому +1

    Jeff Daniels is an incredible actor... that said, poor Stephen must be exhausted with TWO WHOLE shows in a row! Better take tonight off! Here's an idea... run this as tonight's rerun!!

  • @negano5654
    @negano5654 6 місяців тому +15

    "Have fun at the glue factory"
    Jeff Daniels is so savage 😂

    • @av1421
      @av1421 6 місяців тому

      I did not get the joke....what does it refer to...

    • @AzhreiVep
      @AzhreiVep 6 місяців тому +1

      @@av1421 Older glue is made out of rendered down animals, with horses as a particularly popular choice because they apparently have a _lot_ of collagen in them. I don't think most modern glues are made the same way, because it's probably pretty expensive, but it's an old saying.

    • @av1421
      @av1421 6 місяців тому

      @@AzhreiVep now it makes sense...thank you

  • @marthawoodworth
    @marthawoodworth 4 місяці тому

    I love to see Jeff in everything he does and has done, but for me it was "Dumb & Dumber" that sealed the deal. Currently watching "A Man In Full."

  • @dh3279
    @dh3279 6 місяців тому +1

    Love Jeff Daniels! And his character and performance in The Newsroom is right up there with the greatest characters/performances in television history!

  • @chamamemestre
    @chamamemestre 6 місяців тому

    01:20 "Jack Daniels" lol. I had to take a double take on that. Also awesome classical piece intro for this man. Well done.

  • @SharonCasey-d3w
    @SharonCasey-d3w 6 місяців тому +1

    Loved him in "The Martian".

  • @MrBangbangjim
    @MrBangbangjim 6 місяців тому

    He's Hollywood's best kept secret. He's as fascinating in real life as he is in his movies.

  • @winx123rocks
    @winx123rocks 6 місяців тому

    this is my favorite shirt, we have so much in common. we have the same nemesis, jeff daniels

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 6 місяців тому +42

    That glue factory joke just ensured Kristi Noem likes Jeff Daniels.

    • @richard1472
      @richard1472 6 місяців тому +9

      The difference is, Jeff Daniels was joking, "Krusty Gnome" was not.

  • @Seldomane
    @Seldomane 6 місяців тому +1

    I still love watching arachnophobia, John Goodman should have gotten a best supporting actor award.

  • @richcooper6880
    @richcooper6880 6 місяців тому

    And a damn fine musician. Listen to 'When My Fingers Find Your Strings' and 'Al Kaline' (That one is in the Baseball Hall of Fame).

  • @Robil63
    @Robil63 6 місяців тому +6

    I'm here cos I couldn't find a Jeff Bridges interview 🤣

  • @mikeharrison1868
    @mikeharrison1868 6 місяців тому +10

    Pleasantville

  • @xiomaraortiz4044
    @xiomaraortiz4044 6 місяців тому

    I love Jeff

  • @LillikoiSeed
    @LillikoiSeed 6 місяців тому +4

    Damn. I don’t have Netflix. I would absolutely watch that.

    • @thinkforyourself828
      @thinkforyourself828 6 місяців тому

      it's $7

    • @LillikoiSeed
      @LillikoiSeed 6 місяців тому

      @@thinkforyourself828 Then I will assume you have no qualms about paying it for me. What a gem you are!

  • @patriciaherminghaus7284
    @patriciaherminghaus7284 6 місяців тому +1

    I love Jeff ❤️ 😍 💖

  • @jillgehrke
    @jillgehrke 6 місяців тому

    I just rewatched The Squid and the Whale last night!

  • @kickazz999
    @kickazz999 6 місяців тому +1

    Michigan's Purple Rose Theatre l❤v's Mr.Daniels

  • @courtney-rw8ch
    @courtney-rw8ch 6 місяців тому +5

    I love horses and have ridden some in my life, but I would never get on a horse named Apollo!!

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 6 місяців тому

      Lol, how I'd choose which to bet on at Chicago races: I'm going with "Electric Cat". He sounds fast

  • @candywarmuth6241
    @candywarmuth6241 6 місяців тому +1

    The best damn speech since Charlie Chaplin's about humanity and this country.

  • @Zaiohd10
    @Zaiohd10 6 місяців тому

    At the very beginning he said welcome back everyday!

  • @tommunyon2874
    @tommunyon2874 6 місяців тому +2

    The inference I draw from Jeff Daniels is that he is in acting for the craft and art of it, not for the celebrity.

  • @elkaeke7101
    @elkaeke7101 6 місяців тому +3

    Good man

  • @B.Celestial
    @B.Celestial 6 місяців тому

    Always love his work. Did he glue his wrist back together?

  • @annsanse2935
    @annsanse2935 6 місяців тому

    arachnophobia, great movie! and john goodman played the pest control guy.

  • @pikeyMcBarkin
    @pikeyMcBarkin 6 місяців тому +1

    Jeff was so funny. LMAO

  • @jeffbangkok
    @jeffbangkok 6 місяців тому +1

    The best

  • @godnah
    @godnah 6 місяців тому

    "Welcome back every day" Stephen Tyrone Colbert

  • @esraeloh8681
    @esraeloh8681 6 місяців тому +1

    Oh man, he so should've said "be right back with Jeff Bridges"
    He would've pissed himself laughing at that

  • @Albe3331
    @Albe3331 6 місяців тому

    Jeff must have read Nome’s book on eliminating farm animals.

  • @dannyburleigh1
    @dannyburleigh1 6 місяців тому +1

    Arachniphobia was a good one!

  • @darareachphon
    @darareachphon 6 місяців тому +2

    Please don't shoot me!

  • @blarney9757
    @blarney9757 2 місяці тому

    What about working with Petie in Dumb & Dumber!!?

  • @badbiker666
    @badbiker666 6 місяців тому +1

    If you are not sure if you are a Jeff Daniels fan or not, may I suggest watching a 2001 movie called Escanaba in da Moonlight. If you weren't a fan already, you will be afterward.

    • @gaycramer2658
      @gaycramer2658 6 місяців тому

      “ My Chevy took a S**T”. 😂

    • @badbiker666
      @badbiker666 6 місяців тому

      @@gaycramer2658 That's the one, all right. "Buckless Yooper!!"

    • @gaycramer2658
      @gaycramer2658 6 місяців тому +1

      @@badbiker666
      It’s been years since I’ve watched that movie but I remembered that line from the movie and cracking up, and so did the rest of my family when they watched it.🤣.
      Thanks for mentioning that movie. Have a great weekend
      ✋🏻

    • @badbiker666
      @badbiker666 6 місяців тому

      @@gaycramer2658 I have it on DVD. I watch it all the time! It's one of my favorites, and not just because I am from Michigan and LOVE the UP!

  • @byindani
    @byindani 6 місяців тому

    I love Jeff Daniels. This movie was interesting. Just a bunch of old guys threatening to hit each other🫠

  • @Cancun771
    @Cancun771 6 місяців тому

    Before watching this, I'm really intrigued by what the Mery-Streep-baseball analogy is gonna turn out to be. Confusing but it gets people all excited for seemingly no reason?

  • @humbledriver2536
    @humbledriver2536 6 місяців тому +4

    When the movie comes out dum dum 45, Jeff Daniels would be the perfect man in Orange

  • @highergrounds8018
    @highergrounds8018 6 місяців тому +1

    Is that Bela Fleck jamming with the band?!?

    • @melanies.6030
      @melanies.6030 6 місяців тому +1

      You mean the guy they introduced as Bela Fleck right after the monolog? Yeah, that's him.😁

  • @FDR_progressive_liberal
    @FDR_progressive_liberal 6 місяців тому

    Dumb and Dumber is a cinematic classic. "My bird Petey died." "Aw how'd he die?" "His head fell off." Funniest pet murder ever.

  • @smathre978
    @smathre978 6 місяців тому +1

    As a Vegan myself our bones are actually very strong because nuts and legumes are LOADED WITH PROTEIN

  • @FlushF00T
    @FlushF00T 6 місяців тому +2

    6:08 The horse… shouldn’t the name be Apollo *Steed*?

  • @Chichi-ld1eo
    @Chichi-ld1eo 6 місяців тому

    Yosemite!

  • @drewb6107
    @drewb6107 6 місяців тому

    Welcome back, every...day? Little slip in the beginning or am I crazy?

  • @shlby69m
    @shlby69m 6 місяців тому +2

    I like scary Jeff Daniels!

  • @MaheshWalatara
    @MaheshWalatara 6 місяців тому

    He was in Kill a Mockingbird with Gregory Peck???

    • @lindasmith6322
      @lindasmith6322 5 місяців тому

      He did the play on Broadway & he was fabulous.

  • @michaelscot4816
    @michaelscot4816 6 місяців тому +2

    Still better than murderer kristi gnome(intended)! Luvu, Jeff!

  • @joannegild8001
    @joannegild8001 5 місяців тому +1

    Too bad we have to get so excited just because a talented actor is also a decent human being.

  • @EzEzEz369
    @EzEzEz369 6 місяців тому

    If folks haven't seen The Newsroom yet, I challenge you to watch the first 5 minutes of the first episode and not watch the whole show run.

  • @infamousElle
    @infamousElle 6 місяців тому +1

    Jeff Daniels, welcome to the equine mind! They will not put up with with rider incompetence. And because of this independence, humans dislike them

    • @ridinreiners
      @ridinreiners 6 місяців тому

      Yes. I imagine Apollo has put up with a lot of actors who do not know horses. If the rider isn’t confident, the horse will do as he pleases.

  • @Squirrel36
    @Squirrel36 6 місяців тому

    Jeff Daniels is beautiful 😍 🌹😍🌹😍🌹😍🌹