>>> HE IS FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS THE RED MEAT LOVING WOODWORKING
MANLY MAN, RON SWANSON. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RICK
OFFERMAN, WHO APPEARED FOR SEVEN SEASONS ON "PARKS AND
RECREATION," AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE PAWNEE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
>> BUT HIS LATEST PASSION TAKES HIM COUNTRYSIDE WHERE HE
CO-PRODUCED A NEW FILM CALLED "LOOK AND SEE."
>> WE HAVE NICK HERE ALL TO TELL US ABOUT IT THIS MORNING.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE
DOCUMENTARY. IT'S ABOUT DOCUMENTARY OF FOOD.
>> THIS IS MY FAVORITE WRITER IN ALL THE WORLD, WENDELL BERRY.
I WAS BROUGHT ON TO THE FILM AS A CHEERLEADER.
THIS GREAT FILMMAKER, LAURA DUNN, HAS MADE A DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT MY FAVORITE WRITER, WHO LIVES IN KENTUCKY AND FARMS WITH
HIS FAMILY AND HAPPENS TO BE A SHAKESPEARE LEVEL WRITER, AS
WELL. I GREW UP IN A SIMILAR FAMILY.
MY DAD IS STILL AN ASTONISHING
GARDENER. AND THE MESSAGE OF THE FILM AND
WHAT I WANT TO GET ACROSS TO PEOPLE IS, IF YOU PLAN ON EATING
FOOD GOING FORWARD, YOU SHOULD TAKE AN INTEREST IN THIS SUBJECT
MATTER BECAUSE WE, AS AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY, HAVE SORT OF
GONE VERY DEEP INTO THE WORLD OF THE WRONG TURNS.
WE'VE LOST TOUCH WITH OUR FARMERS AND WHO IS MAKING OUR
FOOD AND HOW WE'RE TREATING OUR LAND AND OUR RESOURCES.
HE'S WELL KNOWN FOR THIS PHRASE, WENDELL BERRY, EATING IS AN
AGRICULTURAL ACT. YOU THINK ABOUT THAT.
>> THAT'S HIM, RIGHT? >> THAT IS, YEAH.
HE ALSO LOVES TO LAUGH. >> I LIKE THAT.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO FARMING. IF YOU CAN'T LAUGH, YOU WON'T
LAST LONG. >> I LOVE THAT.
>> EATING IS AN AGRICULTURE ACT. HE'S WELL KNOWN FOR.
BUT HE SAYS, I DIDN'T WRITE ALL OF THE WORDS TO BECOME KNOWN FOR
A BUMPER STICKER. THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO THINK ABOUT
IT. WE'RE A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN
SOCIETY. AND I REALLY INVITE EVERYONE TO
LOOK INTO THIS WORK, SEE THIS MOVIE, READ THIS GUY'S STUFF
BECAUSE, IN ALL OF OUR LIVES, NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, THERE'S A
GARDEN TO BE FOUND. MAYBE IT'S KNITTING.
MAYBE IT'S MAKING FOOD, IN YOUR APARTMENT IN NEW YORK CITY.
BUT SOMEWHERE, YOU CAN PAY ATTENTION TO HOW YOUR LIFE IS
BEING CURATED AND PRODUCED. HE ALSO SAYS, IT ALL TURNS ON
AFFECTION, WHICH I LOVE. IT'S A WAY TO BACK YOURSELF OFF
OF ONLINE SHOPPING AND INTO THE WORLD OF THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU
AND SAY, HOW CAN I TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU, BY MAKING YOU
BREAKFAST? BY OPENING THE DOOR FOR YOU?
THERE'S BLOSSOMS TO BE CULTIVATED EVERY PLACE.
>> WAS THAT AMAZING FOR YOU TO REALLY LIKE THIS AUTHOR AND TO
GO THROUGH THIS DOCUMENTARY AND FIND OUT EVERYTHING YOU LIKED
ABOUT HIM WAS TRUE AND HE WAS THAT PERSON?
>> IT REALLY HAS BEEN THAT WAY. I GOT TO SPENT TIME WITH HIM AND
HIS FAMILY. AND IT WAS WONDERFULLY
REFRESHING. SO OFTEN YOU MEET YOUR HEROES.
AND THEY START DOING LINES OF COCAINE.
>> WOW. >> I SHOULD NOT --
>> BACKSTAGE WITH ME AND AL. >> YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO
MENTION THAT. >> JIM O'HARE IS WHO I'M
REFERRING TO. JIM O'HARE.
HE LOVES THAT STUFF. HE'S A GOOD GUY.
WE HAVE HIM IN A PROGRAM. >> I JUST WANT TO MENTION, WE
MENTIONED IN OUR OPEN, YOU GOT HECKLED AT WRIGLEY FIELD.
WHAT HAPPENED? >> WELL, I THREW OUT THE FIRST
PITCH. AND I DID A BIT OF A SILENT FILM
COMEDY SHTICK WITH MY DAD ON THE MOUND, WHICH WAS A DREAM COME
TRUE. AND TRUE TO FORM, MY PITCH
ITSELF WAS A COMEDY PITCH. >> WHERE DID IT LAND?
>> THE CATCHER CAUGHT IT. BUT I DID BOUNCE IT.
I BOUNCED IT IN. >> A FEW TIMES?
IS IT A LOT LONGER THANL IT LOOKS?
>> IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT A QUARTER MILE.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. >> TOOK SEVEN MINUTES.
>> YOU WERE HECKLED? >> ON THE WAY UP TO MY SEAT.
THE CRAZY THING, IT WAS A GUY WHO LOOKED A LOT LIKE ME.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN IN MY HEAD. BUT HE WAS DEFINITELY DRUNK.
AND HE SAID, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE?
I SAID, I'M A COMEDIAN. THAT PITCH WAS HILARIOUS.
>> CHARLIE BEAT BOXED. I UNDERSTAND YOU RAP.
>> THAT'S A GENEROUS ESTIMATION. >> CAN HE GIVE YOU A BEAT AND
YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING? >> SURE.
WHAT COULD GO WRONG. >> I'M HERE TO DISCUSS FINE
LITERATURE, IF I HAD A SAXOPHONE I WOULD HOLD MY REED ON WITH AN
AMATEUR. MY RHYMES ARE DOPE.
THIS FEELS VERY FRESH. GOOD MORNING.
>> KIND OF A RAP AND A HAIKU. >> YES.
>> WHEN OUR TIME IS DONE, WE'LL PRESS THE FLESH.
>> IRONICALLY, MY PRODUCER JUST SAID WRAP.
NICK, THANK YOU SO MUCH. "LOOK AND SEE" OPENS