Entrances and Exits

by Michael Richards

“Man uses nature’s laws for destructive purposes,” he says. “The reason higher intelligence is here now is to counter man’s capability to destroy the planet.”

I’ll play the guy as a dog coming into Jerry’s apartment as playful, friendly dogs do, a dog spirit bounding through the door, sniffing, curious, wondering what’s going on in here. What’s everyone doing? What’s everyone talking about? Who wants to play? Where’s the meat? Let’s eat! ***

From this day on, I will never enter Jerry’s apartment without knowing where Kramer has been. I come in alive and touched by “where I’ve been” and also “where I’m going” when I head for the door. It’s not always in the script. It’s backstory. Done.

Life is a series of entrances and exits, starting with the miraculous first and the inevitable last. Kramer is on it. To facilitate his entrances, I sand down

It’s not a show about nothing. It’s a show about truth.

The worst leads to the best.