How does it feel from going from humble documentary filmmaker to famous media figure?
It’s interesting when you can get all your phone calls returned. It’s a great thing! Still, it’s just an overwhelming thing that’s happened very quickly. It’s still difficult just to figure out every day. That’s the thing; it’s one of those things where you have the opportunity to do just about anything you can think of. What do you do? It’s good; I’m surrounded by a lot of good people, a lot of good friends who have no problem keeping me in check. Has notoriety made your job easier or more difficult? It has made it easier, I think. For so long I was struggling to get meetings and meet certain people and trying to get things off the ground. It’s made it a lot more possible to do things, whether it is film or television. Do you feel as if you’ve become “the hamburger guy” in the public’s mind? I’m that guy, I’m totally that guy, and will be that guy. I had a great conversation with Eric Schlosser about this, he wrote the book Fast Food Nation. He said, “The thing you need to realize is
