Orange County October 2017

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I will lose my temper in front of [Monroe], but then, on the other hand, I want her to learn that if people are not treating you well, and you try to respond in a nice way and they don't, and you have to lose your temper, that's life! Like, ‘Oh, you’re gonna continue walking all over me and you're not going to listen to me until I fucking lose it and start screaming at you?’ It happens a lot. It’s a part of life and a part of business.” When I met with Lewis at the start of the interview, I didn’t know what to expect. I had seen the show and had some idea of how this would go. Season 10 was about to air, and the usual flip-outs were all over the promos, promising to keep fans grabbing for the popcorn and cringing at the shade being thrown left and right, and so articulately! In the stillness amidst the Hollywood Hills, I was taken by surprise. The more we spoke, those assumptions I had were made immediately invalid. My nerves were met with a kind attentiveness that made me feel as though I was chatting with an old friend.

HOMING PIGEON • Lewis is obsessed with directions and routes and how to get to your destination quicker. Just like “The Californians” on SNL, he knows the best routes around LA, and is always offering unsolicited directions to anyone that will listen.

As we wrapped things up, I asked Lewis about any upcoming vacation plans. “We literally do not go on vacation!” I couldn’t believe it, but when he explained his reasoning it all made sense. “It’s not the cost of the trip, but more what it costs to leave business for a week. Not to be negative, but I have a window. I feel like the window is open, and I don't know how much longer these opportunities will keep coming through that window. I want to take advantage of as many opportunities as possible. When that window slams shut, then we’ll go on vacation.” I couldn't have imagined a more perfect response from someone who lives and breathes love for what they do, who they are and what they represent. So, when the time comes for Jeff Lewis to call it a day and lounge on a boat in the South of France, I wish him a “Bon Voyage!”

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