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Wrote" with octavia spencer. that went nowhere. >> laura: a flop. >> angela lansberry said i can't see it. the fan as greed with her that reboot died. >> laura: is angela lansberry still work something. >> yeah. >> laura: she's unbelievable. >> my problem with the reboots and trying to recast them, tell new stories for this generation. you're depriving this generation of their characters, their stories by trying to squeeze them in these old sitcoms in this case. i've had it with the reboots. >> laura: it's just -- >> if you're going -- >> laura: like star wars. they're the worst. >> "everybody...

Wrote" with octavia spencer. that went nowhere. >> laura: a flop. >> angela lansberry said i can't see it. this character is so particular to that time and place. the fans agreed with her. the reboot died. >> laura: is angela lansberry still work something. >> yeah. >> laura: she's unbelievable. >> my problem with the reboots and trying to recast them, tell new stories for this generation. you're depriving this generation of their characters, their stories by trying to squeeze them in these old sitcoms in this case. i've had it with the reboots. >> laura: it's all the benetton approach to cast...

Honesty. >> you have been in all different parts of showbiz. you worked on a variety of stuff. oscar-winning stuff. you got your start writing for martin -- >> fresh prince of bell air. >> what did you think about the best of times, worst of times kind of analogy. it seems to be there is so much interesting fresh stuff getting made and the pull toward, like, franchises, retreads. >> there's an element of brand, you know, that you're going put out something like star wars or avengers and folks know there's a brand and there's a level of entertainment they can expect. i think that's good. i am s...

The white house with the president, vice president, come out and start writing. number two, i wrote the entire thing on my iphone and blackberry in cars on planes and occasionally in very boring meetings and since there were a lot of very boring meetings i was able to write many words. >> boring meetings in washington? that's really shocking. >> hard to believe. >> congressman steve israel thank you very much. and we'll be right back. >> happy new year. >> you, too. fees on savings accounts? that's right. it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things..." ok, why's that? no hidden fe...

So you think i wish i could travel. buy a car, a plane ticket, go to bangkok right fou. want to be a writer? start writing. don't have a job? get one. any job. don't sit at home waiting. get a job, go to work. >> changing the world doesn't happen all at once. it isn't a big bang. it's the sum of a billion tiny sparks. and some of those sparks will have to come from all of you. >> one regret i never got to throw any football passes here on this lawn. so if you'll indulge me, i'm going to fulfill that dream right now. there is no pressure here at all. if you drop it, it will not be on youtube, i...