Working With Meryl Streep Is Like Playing Baseball - Jeff Daniels

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  • Renowned actor Jeff Daniels recalls his experience acting opposite Meryl Streep in one of his first films, “Heartburn,” where he watched her skillfully deploy acting tricks like a pitcher throws curveballs. Stick around for more with Jeff Daniels and check out “A Man In Full,” premiering Thursday on Netflix.
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  • @lesliemaendl6357
    @lesliemaendl6357 Před 13 dny +35

    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!

  • @dusseau13
    @dusseau13 Před 14 dny +58

    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.

  • @kimmariefaber4636
    @kimmariefaber4636 Před 14 dny +26

    I loved him in Newsroom!

  • @joycedavis9996
    @joycedavis9996 Před 14 dny +48

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

  • @tedtamada
    @tedtamada Před 14 dny +91

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

    • @brokenrecord3523
      @brokenrecord3523 Před 13 dny

      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.

  • @Rockingruvin
    @Rockingruvin Před 14 dny +82

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

  • @curanderoverde
    @curanderoverde Před 14 dny +87

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

    • @user-zo7ud5ld8l
      @user-zo7ud5ld8l Před 14 dny +2

      I live in Michigan also. Born and raised in

    • @J.M.-nb4gw
      @J.M.-nb4gw Před 14 dny +4

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

    • @jackiecarson859
      @jackiecarson859 Před 14 dny +3

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

    • @gaycramer2658
      @gaycramer2658 Před 14 dny +4

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

    • @alsnowgrrl
      @alsnowgrrl Před 14 dny

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

  • @prowlermadmax2
    @prowlermadmax2 Před 14 dny +39

    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 Před 14 dny +14

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

    • @AndreaALenze
      @AndreaALenze Před 14 dny +7

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

    • @vaseline69
      @vaseline69 Před 14 dny +7

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

    • @Jen7867
      @Jen7867 Před 13 dny +7

      @@anamariaguadayol2335 Yes. The Newsroom was stupendous.

    • @tiffanyanderson9437
      @tiffanyanderson9437 Před 13 dny +1

      He blew me away in “The Looming Tower”.

  • @TheFeather47
    @TheFeather47 Před 14 dny +12

    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.

  • @LMM7880
    @LMM7880 Před 13 dny +8

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

  • @keranschexnayder-bohne5127

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

  • @tbd-5160
    @tbd-5160 Před 14 dny +16

    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.

  • @DNTXPCTMCH
    @DNTXPCTMCH Před 14 dny +7

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

  • @shespeex8413
    @shespeex8413 Před 13 dny +4

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

    • @katherine.benson4489
      @katherine.benson4489 Před 10 dny

      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.

  • @wandamundy1759
    @wandamundy1759 Před 14 dny +58

    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 Před 14 dny

      Bill Murray is known for being abusive and inappropriate.

    • @katica04
      @katica04 Před 14 dny +5

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

    • @Jen7867
      @Jen7867 Před 14 dny +3

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

    • @repealthepatriotact
      @repealthepatriotact Před 13 dny +1

      @@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 Před 13 dny

      @@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.

  • @andyduck1127
    @andyduck1127 Před 14 dny +14

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

    • @TexasMijita
      @TexasMijita Před 13 dny

      It was worth watching. Not great. You

  • @mraereed
    @mraereed Před 14 dny +24

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

  • @charlesalan5999
    @charlesalan5999 Před 14 dny +14

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

  • @cnmcginn1981
    @cnmcginn1981 Před 14 dny +27

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

    • @AzhreiVep
      @AzhreiVep Před 11 dny +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.

  • @taopearl2976
    @taopearl2976 Před 13 dny +2

    Stage and screen, a BRILLIANT actor!

  • @Nancy-tr5fi
    @Nancy-tr5fi Před 9 dny +1

    Jeff Daniel's a principled man, a gentlemen.

  • @soulslip
    @soulslip Před 14 dny +2

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

  • @anapaulasmoraes1839
    @anapaulasmoraes1839 Před 14 dny +3

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

  • @negano5654
    @negano5654 Před 14 dny +13

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

    • @av1421
      @av1421 Před 13 dny

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

    • @AzhreiVep
      @AzhreiVep Před 11 dny

      @@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 Před 11 dny

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

  • @monl3807
    @monl3807 Před 14 dny +6

    Love the silver hair fox 2:43

  • @johnwinings9827
    @johnwinings9827 Před 13 dny +3

    🤣 yes! Fly Away Home! Classic!

  • @ridinreiners
    @ridinreiners Před 14 dny +4

    Great actor ❤

  • @user-zo7ud5ld8l
    @user-zo7ud5ld8l Před 14 dny +3

    Jeff Daniel is the Best! ❤

  • @joannemaciejewski9972
    @joannemaciejewski9972 Před 14 dny +2

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

  • @ZaraAxelrod
    @ZaraAxelrod Před 14 dny +9

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

    • @tlcrobles
      @tlcrobles Před 14 dny +1

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

    • @charleshash4919
      @charleshash4919 Před 13 dny

      Bela Fleck does everything well, including Rhaspsody in Blue

  • @lanceoftheroundtable
    @lanceoftheroundtable Před 12 dny

    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.

  • @davidish9083
    @davidish9083 Před 14 dny +1

    I loved his performance in Something Wild

  • @ollieox9181
    @ollieox9181 Před 14 dny +1

    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.

  • @Joshua-ub2su
    @Joshua-ub2su Před 14 dny +6

    Jeff daniels is the best

  • @charleslewis6815
    @charleslewis6815 Před 14 dny +1

    Jeff is a true gem!

  • @Seldomane
    @Seldomane Před 13 dny +1

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

  • @waynewells3297
    @waynewells3297 Před 14 dny +2

    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.

  • @josephballerini3730
    @josephballerini3730 Před 14 dny

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

  • @rcpmac
    @rcpmac Před 14 dny +3

    Jeff is great!

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage Před 14 dny +41

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

    • @richard1472
      @richard1472 Před 14 dny +11

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

  • @mbl1334
    @mbl1334 Před 9 dny

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

  • @mostly_insane2291
    @mostly_insane2291 Před 13 dny

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

  • @cynthiamoon1880
    @cynthiamoon1880 Před 8 dny

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

  • @mikeharrison1868
    @mikeharrison1868 Před 14 dny +6

    Pleasantville

  • @dion6340
    @dion6340 Před 13 dny

    WHAT A LEGEND.

  • @xiomaraortiz4044
    @xiomaraortiz4044 Před 14 dny

    I love Jeff

  • @andrewb9974
    @andrewb9974 Před 10 dny

    Legend

  • @patriciaherminghaus7284
    @patriciaherminghaus7284 Před 14 dny +1

    I love Jeff ❤️ 😍 💖

  • @winx123rocks
    @winx123rocks Před 14 dny

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

  • @richcooper6880
    @richcooper6880 Před 20 hodinami

    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).

  • @filimp520
    @filimp520 Před 11 dny

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

  • @chamamemestre
    @chamamemestre Před 14 dny

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

  • @LillikoiSeed
    @LillikoiSeed Před 14 dny +4

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

    • @thinkforyourself828
      @thinkforyourself828 Před 14 dny

      it's $7

    • @LillikoiSeed
      @LillikoiSeed Před 14 dny

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

  • @marvinmartin4692
    @marvinmartin4692 Před 14 dny

    He’s becoming one of americas greatest actors!

  • @dhenschel4
    @dhenschel4 Před 14 dny

    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

  • @jillgehrke
    @jillgehrke Před 14 dny

    I just rewatched The Squid and the Whale last night!

  • @courtney-rw8ch
    @courtney-rw8ch Před 14 dny +5

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

    • @LindaC616
      @LindaC616 Před 14 dny

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

  • @elkaeke7101
    @elkaeke7101 Před 14 dny +3

    Good man

  • @Chefkennynyc
    @Chefkennynyc Před 14 dny

    Saw him on broadway in News Room. excellent

  • @kickazz999
    @kickazz999 Před 13 dny +1

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

  • @jeffbangkok
    @jeffbangkok Před 14 dny +1

    The best

  • @annsanse2935
    @annsanse2935 Před 10 dny

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

  • @WuzFuzz46
    @WuzFuzz46 Před 13 dny

    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!!

  • @BrandonGoble78
    @BrandonGoble78 Před 14 dny

    😂 awesome

  • @user-tn9hg7zk4m
    @user-tn9hg7zk4m Před 13 dny

    Loved him in "The Martian".

  • @BCeleste-fu9rb
    @BCeleste-fu9rb Před 13 dny

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

  • @user-xr8lc7sn4h
    @user-xr8lc7sn4h Před 14 dny

    At the very beginning he said welcome back everyday!

  • @godnah
    @godnah Před 12 dny

    "Welcome back every day" Stephen Tyrone Colbert

  • @FlushF00T
    @FlushF00T Před 14 dny +2

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

  • @Chichi-ld1eo
    @Chichi-ld1eo Před 14 dny

    Yosemite!

  • @esraeloh8681
    @esraeloh8681 Před 14 dny +1

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

  • @pamr4040
    @pamr4040 Před 14 dny +2

  • @Squirrel36
    @Squirrel36 Před 5 dny

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

  • @dannyburleigh1
    @dannyburleigh1 Před 13 dny +1

    Arachniphobia was a good one!

  • @darareachphon
    @darareachphon Před 14 dny +2

    Please don't shoot me!

  • @user-eq2dx2jp6v
    @user-eq2dx2jp6v Před 14 dny

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Robil63
    @Robil63 Před 14 dny +6

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

    • @AlWorth9738
      @AlWorth9738 Před 13 dny +1

      *because
      that gibberish isn't a word

  • @shlby69m
    @shlby69m Před 14 dny +2

    I like scary Jeff Daniels!

  • @byindani
    @byindani Před 10 dny

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

  • @robertmueller2023
    @robertmueller2023 Před 14 dny +2

    Has Robert Mueller ever even watched The Comey Rule? Nah. Just put in into my Facebook data archives.

  • @dh3279
    @dh3279 Před 14 dny +1

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

  • @candywarmuth6241
    @candywarmuth6241 Před 13 dny

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

  • @FDR_progressive_liberal

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

  • @tommunyon2874
    @tommunyon2874 Před 14 dny +1

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

  • @Albe3331
    @Albe3331 Před 14 dny

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

  • @humbledriver2536
    @humbledriver2536 Před 14 dny +4

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

  • @badbiker666
    @badbiker666 Před 14 dny +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 Před 14 dny

      “ My Chevy took a S**T”. 😂

    • @badbiker666
      @badbiker666 Před 12 dny

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

    • @gaycramer2658
      @gaycramer2658 Před 12 dny +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 Před 10 dny

      @@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!

  • @DerekReuter
    @DerekReuter Před 14 dny +1

    I still can't ride a horse, lol I've tried.

  • @EzEzEz369
    @EzEzEz369 Před 14 dny

    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.

  • @highergrounds8018
    @highergrounds8018 Před 14 dny +1

    Is that Bela Fleck jamming with the band?!?

    • @melanies.6030
      @melanies.6030 Před 12 dny +1

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

  • @michaelscot4816
    @michaelscot4816 Před 14 dny +1

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

  • @infamousElle
    @infamousElle Před 14 dny +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 Před 14 dny

      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.

  • @duncanwallace7760
    @duncanwallace7760 Před 14 dny

    Last scene I saw where Jeff had a walking cane...

  • @Cancun771
    @Cancun771 Před 14 dny

    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?

  • @Dr_1212
    @Dr_1212 Před 14 dny +1

    😎👍

  • @davidmsirois
    @davidmsirois Před 14 dny +1

    7:10 ... He sees Colorado? Did he tell the horse that the French are assholes?

  • @movieace1295
    @movieace1295 Před 14 dny +1

    did he say welcome back every day?

  • @drewb6107
    @drewb6107 Před 13 dny

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

  • @jaysiegel4742
    @jaysiegel4742 Před 5 dny

    part 1

  • @user-wy9gj5vw8n
    @user-wy9gj5vw8n Před 14 dny

    He’s also in 101 Dalmatian’s