Armistead Maupin in Conversation with Jonathan Groff

[@chevychase]

I love the affection Jonathan has for Armistead

[@jparker1251]

Jonathan needs his own talk show

[@rolig49]

Is it just me, or has Jonathan Groff gotten even more handsome now that he's in his 30s?

[@mikayocc]

Definitely.

[@johniii8147]

Guys usually do as the baby face matures and you get more comfortable and confident with yourself

[@ultrahocherhitzte]

most men do.

[@linajurgensen4698]

Men always age like fine wine.

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

Mr Maupin is hilarious, extremely intelegent, very quick witted, I could listen to him for hours.

[@stepheng9607]

These two would be the perfect dinner party guests. You could be finalizing things in the kitchen knowing that there would be laughter around the dining table - all-night long

[@marklee9404]

Armistead is one of my favorite authors, and someone I would love to emulate in my own work; and Jonathan is someone I had an opportunity to photograph when he performed at the Cabaret in Indianapolis... seeing the two of them together is like a bit of gay heaven here on earth! I came across this interview by accident (three years after the fact), and I can’t stop watching! Extremely entertaining and inspiring... and Jonathan is a GREAT interviewer!

[@regina_filange2.0]

Same here, fell on the interview by accident and wondered how I missed it! It is SO entertaining, feeling like a fly on the wall just watching these two talented artists just hanging out.

[@ramalamadingdong7576]

What did u see Jonathan perform and when

[@rdkuless]

Armistead and Jonathan.. i'm such an admirer of each of your work...My passion years ago was aquatics and Japanese gardens. I didn't realize 30 years ago why I was so passionate about studying them until recently. There is a reason that each stone is hand selected and meticulously placed in a Japanese garden. As I walk thru the garden, there are places where the ground becomes very rough and uneven with small jagged rocks. Those were strategically placed to bring the focus to my feet. I hear a voice say, "wake up", Looking down, I notice a very small and beautiful specimen plant that would have gone unnoticed if I stomped on through (AND I also avoid tripping.LOL) Then as I come around the corner, there are large, smooth flagstones to bring my attention up so that I can take in the beautiful, expansive view. My recent realization was, When I have rough, hard times in my life, I need to practice gratitude because I know the Universe is directing me to something beautiful that would have been missed. And keep asking the most important question, "What am I supposed to see (learn) from this rough patch in my life..?" Most people ask, "Why did this bad thing happen..?" The realization is that was only my perspective. We often view the rough patch as a bad thing, But, if you are able to learn from it (meaning that the thing, holding the universe together, gives you an answer to your question) you must come to the conclusion that the rough patch is not bad, it is the best thing that can happen to you. You learned an important lesson. Isn't that what this life is all about..? Funny thing is, It took me all these years to understand my lessons about Japanese Gardening. It isn't in my control, I get the answer when it was relevant in my life.

[@RoadTripzz14]

Quite possibly the dullest, most long winded comment I’ve ever read. 😴 💤

[@lioness7582]

I missed the series in the 90s but discovered it here and I ordered the whole book series off of eBay,love them!

[@teeniebeenie8774]

loooooooooooooooooooove mr groff…….(ive seen mr Maupin's north beach apt: very nice fiestaware….

[@linajurgensen4698]

God Jonathan looks so good with a little tiny beard, he always looks good anyway!

[@rdkuless]

releasing an album along with the memoir is a great idea. There is a lovely book by Anthony Storr called "Music and the mind" . It talks about how emotions in a movie can be evoked by cord progression in the movie score. When I read this book, it said, A major to E flat, to E can make you feel a specific emotion. Just swap out one cord and the feeling goes from tears to laughter. I couldn't understand this book until I sat at the piano an played the cords and cord progression it was describing. Please have a companion album with your new book. Music makes or breaks a movie and it can do the same for a great book.

[@littlekiwi9724]

That's an interesting idea but the problem is that music is so subjective people might not like Armistead's taste in music (KZbin is proof: even the greatest songs get thumbs down). Can't wait to see both the book and the documentary!

[@haddixkeshia8854]

Why I found this just now...where was I...

[@chevychase]

Is Jonathan saying men-wire for memoir?

[@mikayocc]

Haha he's pronouncing it mem-wire.

[@rolig49]

@@mikayocc I wish he could say MEM-wahr, but we all have our flaws.

[@jrwxtx]

It's that Pennsylvania accent...

[@janicerepass6996]

@@rolig49 It makes me cringe a little every time I hear it. I know people who pronounce jaguar that way...jag-wire. Makes me a little crazy. But I love him to bits.

[@JDDoyle-yr4jm]

Love this, but in the Q&A after the first few audience questions they weren't repeated, so we don't know what was asked, could you go through and close caption those in the appropriate places?

[@mikayocc]

50:50 - Do you feel like technology has made it more difficult to create a sense of community and connect with people face to face? 57:05 - The age of the audience last night was substantially younger, which surprised me, because there are not a lot of writers that can relate to multi-generations. Do you realize that, and are you seeing that more with your memoir than with Tales of the City? 1:02:15 - How much were you involved with the filming of Tales of the City and how did you feel when they came to you with the idea to film it? Were you nervous that it might not be what you imagined? 1:09:52 - When it came time to write "Michael's Letter to Mama", was it difficult for you?

[@Leftatalbuquerque]

re 1:09 The Rhythm is gonna get you. - Gloria Estefan

[@Norfolk250]

It’s odd, but English auto generated is not giving me the cuss words! Is my mother running the computer over there?!

[@rdkuless]

Armistead writes by the rhythm method.

[@ChandrabhanSingh-mz4hc]

👍👍

[@nekusakura6748]

I expected Maupin to have a more Gravely voice....

[@ThuPham-pn3rj]

I like it

[@alirizatekin1831]

The funniest moment at 1:08:40 I think he's cheating on his Bf now😂

[@liloa03]

You realise this is from 2017? He met his bf in spring 2018 and so he didn’t know him at this point but even if he did it’s rude for you to even assume the nature of their relationship :)

[@emilyroseswift6642]

@@liloa03 it’s a joke...people get so offended over everything

[@jDaViPerez-cx6xv]

This was like watching a 2000s Shirley Maclaine movie 💤 💤

[@jamessheridan4306]

Mem wire? What the hell is a mem-wire?