Richard Benjamin
PMP Network presents:
Richard Benjamin is an American actor and film director. He discusses his work directing a remake of Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" for television. He shares insights into the casting process and working with Neil Simon.
Richard Benjamin
Press Conference on TNT’s
“The Goodbye Girl”
About Richard Benjamin
Richard Benjamin is an American actor and director born in New York City. He earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in "The Sunshine Boys" (1976) and an Emmy nomination for "He & She" (1968). His acting credits include "Goodbye, Columbus" (1969), "Catch-22" (1970), and "Westworld" (1973). As a director, he helmed "My Favorite Year" (1982), which earned Peter O'Toole an Oscar nomination.
In this interview
- Discusses directing a television remake of Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys"
- Explains Neil Simon's philosophy: why not revive comedies like serious plays
- Describes wanting actors who respond with immediate enthusiasm to projects
- Praises TNT for stepping up budget to cast Alan Cumming
“When we ask someone to do something, the ones who say, what? Yep, I'm there. That's the ones you want.”— Richard Benjamin, in this interview
