Is it true that Howard Stern was originally offered the lead role in Man Of The Year?
BL: I had spoken with him, yes. AVC: Did you write the script with him in mind? BL: No, I didn’t, but there was a point in time where I thought he could be real interesting for this. And then the timing was such that he made that giant Sirius deal, and then it just became—schedule-wise, it was impossible. But there was a moment in time where that was on the table. AVC: Did the script change a lot after Stern— BL: No. AVC: It was the exact same script? BL: Basically. Maybe if he were in it, things would have changed, who the hell knows? But basically, it was the script. AVC: What can you say about Poliwood? BL: I don’t really want to talk too much about it, because it’s a documentary. I have to see how it starts to really evolve. We covered both conventions. It deals with the intersection of celebrity and politics, the media. That kind of intersection of it all, whatever it is. I don’t really want to talk too much. I never push anything until you really have it in your hand, and say, “H
