BECOMING
BECOMING MORE COMMON IN NEW ENGLAND. 4@ >>> FIRST TONIGHT, IMAGINE
SPENDING THE BETTER PART OF 50
YEARS, AT THE JOB YOU 4@LOVE AN
NEVER REALLY SUCCEEDING.
THAT WAS THE HARD-LUCK REALITY
FOR JONATHAN GOLDSMITH. 4@
>> THEN CAME THE BREAK HE HAD
BEEN WAITING FOR ALL HIS LIFE. @
HE WAS CAST IN 4@AN AD CAMPAIGN
FOR DOS EQUIS BEER, AS THE MOST
INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD.
TO LAND THAT ROLE, GOLDSMITH
BEAT OUT MORE THAN 500 OTHER
ACTORS WHO AUDITIONED 4@FOR IT.
>> YOU WERE AN ACTOR WHO HADN'T
ACTED FOR A DECADE.
>> THAT'S 4@CORRECT.
>> YOU WERE FRUSTRATED AND
WANTED TO GE4@T 4@BACK IN BUT Y
HADN'T.
WHAT DID 4@IT FEEL 4@LIKE WHEN
SAID, YES, WE WANT YOU FOR THIS
JOB?
>> WELL, IT WAS 4@JOYOUS.
AND IT WAS ALSO FRIGHTENING.
I MEAN, THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I
NEVER REALLY FELT THAT I WAS AS
GOOD AS A LOT OF 4@PEOPLE TOLD
I WAS.
AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE
GOING TO FIND OUT I'M NOT 4@
REALLY THE MOST INTERESTING MAN
IN THE WORLD.
BUT I WAS HAVING FUN WITH IT.
I THREW MYSELF INTO IT. 4@
AND IT WORKED OUT VERY WELL.
>> THE AD CAMPAIGN WAS A
ROARING SUCCESS. 4@
ALL BECAUSE PEOPLE LAUGHED AT
AND LOVED THE MOST INTERESTING
MAN IN THE WORLD. 4@
>> PEOPLE'S OVERHAND.
HE IS THE MOST INTERESTING MAN
IN THE WORLD.
>> I DON'T ALWAYS DRINK BEER.
BUT WHEN I DO, I PREFER DOS
EQUIS. 4@
STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS.
>> THERE'S NOTHING LIKE BEING
AN OVERNIGHT SUCCESS AT THE AGE
OF 68 OR WHATEVER.
>> 68.
>> CAN YOU -- HAVE YOU, FOR THE
LAST 10-PLUS YEARS, BEEN ABLE
TO GO INTO A BAR 4@OR RESTAURAN
AND NOT HAVE SOMEONE SAY, HEY,
JONATHAN, LET 4@ME BUY YOU A
DRINK? 4@
>> NO.
ALMOST ALWAYS.
AND I USUALLY COMPLY.
YEAH.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL TO
ME. 4@
I'M OFTEN ASKED IN INTERVIEWS
WHAT WAS SO SPECIAL 4@ABOUT 4@T
CAMPAIGN TO ME?
AND TO ME, IT MADE PEOPLE 4@
SMILE.
>> THE CAMPAIGN ENDED FOR
JONATHAN SMITH WHEN HIS
CHARACTER WAS SENT ON A 4@ONE-W
TRIP TO MARS UPON.
>> HIS -- MARS.
>> HIS ONE 4@REGRET IS NOT
KNOWING WHAT REGRET FEELS 4@LIK
HE IS THE MOST INTERESTING MAN
IN THE WORLD. 4@
>> Reporter: GOLDSMITH DIDN'T
MISS A BEAT.
AND SIGNED UP AS AMBASSADOR 4@F
AND OWNER OF ASTRAL TEQUILA. 4@
>> EXCUSE ME, SIR? I
JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH A
CHIEF ASTRONOMER.
HE'D LIKE TO NAME A STAR AFTER
YOU.
>> WHICH ONE?
>> THE SUN. 4@
>> THIS CALLS FOR TEQUILA.
THE FINE4@ST TEQUILA. 4@
ASTRAL.
>> WE GIVE BACK, 4@WE PRACTICE
REFORESTATION DOWN 4@THERE IN
HALISCO AND OAXACA.
AND WE'RE BUILDING A LIBRARY IN
OAXACA.
MAKING ADOBE BRICKS.
SO IT'S NOT JUST A COMMERCIAL
ENTERPRISE.
IT'S KIND 4@OF AN AWARENESS AND
STEWARDSHIP OF THE EARTH.
AND SOMETHING I CAN GET BEHIND
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
GENUINELY ENJOY DOING IS 4@
HELPING OUT WITH CHARITIES.
YOU'VE GOT A VARIETY OF
INTERESTS AND CAUSES THAT YOU
MAKE APPEARANCES FOR AND SO
FORTH.
YOU'RE HERE IN MAINE TO APPEAR
FOR THE HANCOCK EVENT.
BUT 4@THIS, TO YOU, IS GENUINEL
TRULY GRATIFYING TO BE ABLE TO
USE 4@YOUR CELEBRITY TO HELP
FOLKS OUT.
>> I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE
THAT PLATFORM.
AND FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH, 4@
YOU CAN GET SOME ATTENTION.
SO I'M VERY HAPPY 4@TO BE THE
CHAIRPERSON IN VERMONT FOR MAKE
YOU CAN GET SOME ATTENTION. SO I'M VERY HAPPY 4@TO BE THE CHAIRPERSON IN VERMONT FOR MAKE@
A WISH.
THE CHILDREN'S MAKE A WISH
FOUNDATION.
AND I'VE 4@BEEN WORKING FOR AT-
RISK KIDS SINCE I WAS 18.
AND THAT IS -- MY GOD, 61
YEARS. 4@
I REALLY STARTED OUT IN THIS
WORLD, WANTING TO 4@BE A SOCIAL
WORKER.
AND WORKED WITH KIDS,
HANDICAPPED KIDS FOR 4@THE HERA
WORKER. AND WORKED WITH KIDS, HANDICAPPED KIDS FOR 4@THE HERA@
TRIBUNE, FRESH AIR FUND WHEN I
WAS 18.
SO IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO DO
THIS. 4@
>> THAT'S A HECK OF AN ARCH.
WANTING TO START OUT 4@TO BE A
SOCIAL WORKER TO BEING A
TEQUILA AMBASSADOR.
>> YEAH, 4@IT IS.
>> IF HE WERE TO PUNCH NUTHE
FACE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT
OFF THE STRONG URGE TO THANK
HIM.
>> THEY WROTE IT.
BUT YOU ARE A REALLY
INTERESTING GUY WHO HAS 4@LED A
REALLY INTERESTING LIFE.
>> I THINK SO. 4@
I HAD A WONDERFUL LIFE AND I
THINK THE BEST IS 4@YET TO COME
BECAUSE MY AWARENESS OF THE
PASSAGE OF TIME 4@AND THE NEED
APPRECIATE THINGS AND NOT TAKE
THINGS FOR GRANTED.
>> WHAT DID YOU STILL WANT TO
DO?
>> WELL, I 4@WANT TO TRAVEL FOR
SURE.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO 4@ON T
ORIENT EXPRESS.
I WANT TO GO TO URUGUAY.
I SAW A 4@SPECIAL ON THAT.
SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL
COMPANY. 4@
AND I ALSO WORKED WITH RICHARD
BRADSON. 4@
THOUGHT IT WAS THE 4@
INTERPLANETARY.
HIS FIRST.
I THOUGHT THAT WILL BE PRETTY
GOOD.
I'VE BEEN THERE.
>> HOW PERFECT WOULD THAT BE?
>> WOULDN'T IT?
>> I READ THAT IF YOU WANTED TO
BE INTERESTING, YOU SHOULD BE
INTERESTED.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I 4@MEAN, IF YOU'RE NOT AWAR
AND IF YOU'RE NOT INVOLVED.
HOW CAN YOU BE SOMEBODY THAT
ANYBODY WANTS TO LISTEN TO?
LIKE GETTING LOST.
I MEAN, SOME PEOPLE 4@-- MY WIF
SHE PANICS IF SHE DOESN'T KNOW @
WHERE SHE IS.
AND I SAID, THIS ROAD IS
CONNECTED TO YOUR DRIVEWAY,
3,000 MILES AWAY.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING
THERE.
EXPERIENCE THE WONDERNESS OF
NOT KNOWING.
I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THAT.
>> 4@WHEN YOU'RE TOGETHER WITH
FRIENDS, LIFTING A 4@GLASS, WHA
IS THE TOAST THAT YOU LIKE TO
GIVE? 4@
>> TO A BETTER TOMORROW.
>> I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT HIS
OUTLOOK ON LIFE.
>> YEAH.
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO JUST GO
THROUGH 4@LIFE, THINKING THAT
WAY.
ESPECIALLY WITH EVERYTHING THAT
HE'S GONE THROUGH.
>> THAT LAST BIT, TOO, ABOUT
EVERY ROAD IS CONNECTED TO YOUR
DRIVEWAY.
YOU'RE NEVER REALLY LOST.
JUST A WONDERFUL LITTLE NUGGET
THERE.
>> THAT WILL GET THREE THROUGH
TODAY.
THE REST OF 4@THE NIGHT.
>> THE FIRST PART -- EXCUSE ME.
OF OUR CONVERSATION WITH
JONATHAN GOLDSMITH AIRED
YESTERDAY.
HE TALKED ABOUT THE TIME HE 4@
SPENT IN SUMMER CAMP IN MAINE.
WHAT HE REGRETS SAYING TO
DUSTIN HOFFMAN WHEN THEY WERE
BOTH YOUNG ACTORS AT BROADWAY.
AND WHAT HE DID IN THE AUDITION
THAT GOT HIM THE PART OF MOST
INTERESTING MAN IN THE 4@WORLD.
>>> JONATHAN GOLDSMITH CAME TO
ME FOR A FAMILY FUND FOR
HEALTHY AGING.
WHICH HAS ALREADY SCHEDULED
NEXT YEAR'S FUNDRAISER.
IT'S GOING TO BE AUGUST 1st,