Mike Myers: Supermensch Up Close
Omtimes: What were your biggest challenges in shooting or editing the film?
Mike Myers: The biggest challenge in making this film was taking the many disparate stories from Shep’s life and sculpting them into a single narrative. Once you let all the stories wash over you, you start to see the similarities. First he hears about someone not getting their due. Second he helps that someone- with no expectation of anything in return. Then through guile, instinct and wisdom, Shep turns that someone into a massive success. The Midas touch. However the story of King Midas is a cautionary tale. Midas’s magic touch turns even his family into gold. Although Supermensch is steeped in show business, it’s really a film about family.
Omtimes: Has making this film changed your relationship with Shep? If so, how?
Mike Myers: I loved Shep before I began this film and now having spent time listening to Shep and all his friends saying the nicest things about him, I love him even more. He really is a Mensch. Ask anyone.
