Word: legendizing
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...Another thing is, it's just so daunting for actors to meet him. He's such a legend now and all the actors want to work with him because you know you're being cast because you're right for the part, not because you're pretty or box office or anything like that. You just want to do so well for him. I've seen lots of actors come in and be overcome by nerves in front of him because they want to impress him so much. That's why he gives so little direction...
Outside Gate 42 at Dulles airport last week, my emotions yo-yoed from giddy excitement to that other, dread traveler's feeling, deja vu. Though the sign under Legend Airline's Flight 3 said ON TIME, the gate agents kept announcing delay after delay because of bad weather. Here we go again, I thought; just another airline...
Landing at Dallas was nearly as disorienting as the flight. I stepped off the plane into a sleek, nearly empty building that housed Legend's terminal--a long white hallway with large windows and six gates. Fifty-six seconds later I was at the taxi's door...
American Flight 1640 to Washington took off on time with a full load. I was glad to learn that 1640 was flying a plane already on American's "More Room Throughout Coach" program. But after Legend, my window seat resembled a nursery-school chair. I measured 32 in. of "pitch"--the space between the seat in front of me and the seat behind me--but that was before the guy in front reclined. He was so close I could have given him a shampoo...
...minutes after takeoff. "Meat-loaf sandwich or cold chicken fingers with salad?" I chose the latter, but one bite persuaded me to wait for Cheerios once I got home. We pulled into the gate at National a few minutes early. The verdict: I need more test runs on Legend...