>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.
WE'RE HERE WITH RON HOWARD AND JOSE ANDRES WITH THE FILM "WE
FEED PEOPLE."
RON, I UNDERSTAND IT WASN'T EASY TO CONVINCE JOSE TO BE THE
SUBJECT OF THIS FILM.
HOW DID YOU EVENTUALLY CONVINCE HIM?
>> WELL, I HAD MET JOSE, AND I HAD, YOU KNOW, HEARD HIS STORY A
COUPLE OF TIMES.
I BEGAN TO FOLLOW WHAT HE WAS DOING WITH WORLD CENTRAL
KITCHEN.
IT WAS AN EXCITING STORY.
I'VE BEEN, IN RECENT YEARS, MORE AND MORE FASCINATED WITH DOING
DOCUMENTARIES.
ACTUALLY HE WAS IN A DOCUMENTARY I MADE, CALLED "REBUILDING
PARADISE."
HE WAS THERE.
IT WAS ABOUT THE FIRE IN PARADISE, CALIFORNIA, AND THAT
WAS THE TRIGGER TO SAY I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND COLLECT THE
NERVE TO PURSUE JOSE ON THIS.
AND I DID.
AND THE ANSWER WAS SORT OF LIKE, ( LAUGHS )
"NO.
I'M NOT READY," IS WHAT HE KEPT SAYING.
"I DON'T THINK I WANT TO DO THAT.
I DON'T WANT A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MYSELF."
AND FINALLY, I WENT TO A FUND-RAISING EVENT FOR WORLD
CENTRAL KITCHEN HERE IN NEW YORK.
IT WAS A BIG, LARGE AFFAIR.
IT WAS THE-- THE U.N. WAS IN SESSION, AND IT WAS A REMARKABLE
GATHERING.
HE GAVE ANOTHER GREAT, INSPIRING TALK.
AND I ASKED HIM ONE MORE TIME, AND HE TURNED AROUND, AND THERE
HAPPENED TO BE PHOTOS ON THE WALL, ABOUT 20 OF HIS KEY
PEOPLE, VOLUNTEERS.
AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN.
IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.
AND I'M AFRAID IF WE MAKE A MOVIE IT'S GOING TO TURN INTO --
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BECOME ABOUT ME.
I SAID, YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE SIGNIFICANT IN TOF COURSE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE ALPHA VOLUNTEER.
BUT IT IS NMY MIND, ABOUT TEAM WORK AND VOLUNTEERISM AND THE
DIFFERENCE THAT THAT CAN MAKE.
AND I SAID THAT IS THE MOVIE I WANTED TO MAKE.
AND HE BELIEVED ME.
AND I-- AND I THINK IT IS THE FILM THAT WE CAN OFFER AUDIENCE
S.
>> Stephen: WHY DO YOU LIKE TO MAKE DOCUMENTARIES NOW?
IS IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ACTORS?
IS THAT WAY?
>> I'M BALANCING BOTH.
I'VE GOT THEM BOTH GOING.
AND I THINK THE DOCUMENTARIES ARE, IN FACT, INFLUENCING MY
WORK BEHIND THE CAMERA ON SCRIPTED FILM AND TELEVISION
SHOWS.
LOOK, I'LL LOVING ALL OF THIS.
I'M LOVING STORYTELLING MORE THAN EVER IN MY LIFE, AND IT'S
WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH.
>> I WANT TO BE IN A MOVIE.
>> HE'S BEEN HOUNDING ME.
HE'S BEEN HOUNDING ME.
>> I MEAN...
>> Stephen: IT CAN HAPPEN, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY IT CAN HAPPEN
IS BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS YOU LEARN IN THIS FILM IS YOU DON'T
BELIEVE IN IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU BELIEVE-- YOU CAN NEVER ACCEPT IMPOSSIBLE.
SOMETHING CAN BE MADE POSSIBLE.
WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM?
WHERE DO YOU LEARN THAT?
>> I MEAN, COME ON, PEOPLE, MILLIONS OF RESTAURANTS ON A
FRIDAY NIGHT, PEOPLE LIKE YOU COME IN.
EVERYBODY WANTS A RESERVATION, WHEN?
7:00 P.M.
WHY?
BECAUSE YOU'RE IMPORTANT.
FINE, YOU ARRIVE, "I WANT MY SALMON.
I DON'T WANT IT FISHY."
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, PUT IT UNDER BLEACH?
MILLIONS OF YOU ASKING AND ASKING CHANGES TO A MENU IT TOOK
US YEARS TO MAKE.
CHEFS, WE ARE VERY UNIQUE ANIMALS TO ADAPTATION.
WE KEEP A SMILE.
AS YOU KEEP CHANGING EVERY SINGLE MENU, EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
AND THAT MAKES US IMPROVISE.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES US -- >> Stephen: SOMETHING
WONDERFUL RIGHT AWAY.
>> VERY UNIQUE BEINGS.
WE KEEP GOING NO MATTER WHAT.
NO MATTER WHAT, EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE FELLED.
THIS IS TE CHEFS AROUND AMERICA, AROUND THE WORLD, THAT
WE FEED THE FEW IN THE GOOD TIMES.
BUT EVERY DAY, MORE AND MORE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO FEED THE MANY
IN THE BAD TIMES.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.
WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL ASK JOSE HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
YOUR TOWN AND AROUND THE WORLD.
STICK AROUND.