travismandrews

I would get Goldblum's face tattooed over my own face, no question.

I didn't! It's an unauthorized biography. In some ways, I certainly wish I had -- but in others, I feel like him not being involved help create a fuller picture of the man. Instead, I interview folks around him, such as directors like Lawrence Kasdan and Phil Kaufman, colleagues like Billy Crudup and Harry Shearer and critics and journalists who have thought about / covered him through the years, such as Chuck Klosterman and Sean Fennessey -- and used all that to create this sort of kaleidoscopic vision of the guy.

There are so many, but I was really struck by how serendipitous his career has been. He got his start in movies because Robert Altman saw him in a play, and he got his start in plays because he was tall, essentially.

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That said, what struck me the most is how truly beloved he is. When he works on a movie set, he learns the name of every single other person there -- including the grips, the craft services folks, etc. And then he asks them all about their lives. He follows the acting adage "You're only interesting to the point that you're interested" as sort of a life motto too, which I find really inspiring -- particularly in today's attention economy.

I don't only consider my book but also myself a failure for not finding this information BUT, if it's any consolation, I did find out what his favorite sandwich was when he was a teenager and that was a BLT so maybe that's some bit of saving grace?

OH, RIGHT. I forgot to put a link to the book. WHOOPS. Here it is!

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622486/because-hes-jeff-goldblum-by-travis-m-andrews/