Remembering Mike Nichols
The theater and film director Mike Nichols was only one of 14 people to have won Emmy, Oscar, Tony, and Grammy awards. He made his Broadway debut with “Barefoot in the Park,” and his early films include “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and “The Graduate.” But he was never one to rest on his past accomplishments and always working on new projects. He was a thoughtful, engaging guest, full of insightful stories, and we were lucky enough to speak with him on our show a number of times.
He was on our show in 2012 to talk about directing Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman." Nichols said of the play, "It's the very heart of this country."
Mike Nichols returned in 2013, when he was directing Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” on Broadway. He spoke about how a play is a mystery, and how directing theater is different than directing film: "I think that to make something alive, instead of on a page, is an honorable task. And it turns me on."
