How enjoyable was it to work with Dick Van Dyke and Mickey Rooney?
“It was really as good as it could be. It was so exciting to come to work with those guys, it makes you want to show up to work on time and know your lines and be as good as you can be, because they are setting such a good example. They are so good and vibrant. So many people don’t understand their history and where they come from but for me it was really humbling. People sometimes say: ‘ you do not want to work with your idols because you see the reality of what they are like as human beings’. But both of those guys are just incredible people and have lived really amazing lives and they have been through the whole cycle of show business, which is something that I really respect. They are inspiring because they have had their ups and downs and they’ve survived. They are living legends. Dick Van Dyke has had a great screen and TV career, he is iconic, but when you work with him, you find that he is a really cool guy. He is very connected to what is going on today, he is 80- years old, h
